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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Many Blazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Kicker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Many Blazy's chin.
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140 lbs
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Many Blazy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Kicker!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazy closes the distance and pushes Kicker back into the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Blazy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blazy misses with a punch to the body.
Kicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blazy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blazy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kicker's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blazy.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blazy's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blazy's brow.
Kicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blazy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kicker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blazy dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Blazy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Blazy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blazy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blazy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blazy throws a low kick, looking for Kicker's leg but Kicker calmly moves out of range.
Kicker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blazy avoids the head kick by Kicker.
Blazy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blazy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker feints and then cracks Blazy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blazy down.
Kicker tries to close the distance and clinch but Blazy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kicker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kicker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blazy.
Good work by Blazy as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick by Kicker misses
and Blazy counters with a good low kick that Kicker was not able to check.
Blazy scores with a hook to the body. Kicker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blazy throws a hook to the side of Kicker's head but Kicker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick from Blazy lands but Kicker takes it in his stride.
Blazy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blazy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blazy throws an overhand right that lands on Kicker's shoulder, as Kicker tries to avoid the shot.
Blazy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kicker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blazy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kicker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Blazy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazy clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kicker takes a shot to the head.
Kicker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blazy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Blazy.
Blazy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blazy breaks the clinch.
Kicker is looking to clinch.
Kicker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blazy.
Kicker looks to land a body kick but Blazy moved away.
Kicker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blazy misses with a body shot.
Blazy checks a leg kick.
Blazy checks a leg kick nicely.
Blazy blocks a head kick by Kicker.
Blazy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kicker. That did some damage!
A low kick from Kicker misses
and Blazy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blazy connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker throws the kick towards the body but Blazy avoids it.
Kicker is looking to clinch.
Kicker tries a low kick but Blazy avoids it.
Kicker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kicker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blazy throws a body punch but Kicker moves out of range.
Kicker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ray Kicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blazy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blazy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kicker.
Kicker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blazy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kicker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blazy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kicker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blazy digs a good hook to Kicker's body.
Kicker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazy cracks Kicker with a good jab.
Kicker swings for the body but Blazy moves out of range.
Kicker throws a leg kick but Blazy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blazy thows a body shot but no joy.
Blazy tries a low kick but Kicker avoids it.
A big right from Blazy misses.
Blazy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kicker wants to clinch
letting Blazy counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kicker wants to clinch
and Blazy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kicker's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blazy blocks the body kick.
Kicker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blazy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kicker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Many Blazy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kicker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blazy throws a shot from downtown. Kicker moves away and avoids it.
Blazy blocks a leg kick.
Kicker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blazy. Blazy obviously looking to wear him down.
Kicker lands a right hook to the body.
Kicker throws a chopping leg kick but Blazy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kicker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blazy swats away the attempt to clinch by Kicker.
Blazy moves into the clinch successfully.
Kicker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blazy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blazy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blazy tries to stall but Kicker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kicker missing with knees to the body.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blazy.
Blazy is stalling here.
Blazy is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blazy avoids it.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Blazy 's eye.
It looks like Many Blazy has been cut.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but Blazy blocks with his arms.
Blazy breaks the clinch.
Blazy instigates a clinch.
Blazy pushes Kicker back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Blazy lands a right hand.
Blazy lands with a right to the head.
Blazy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kicker.
Kicker managing to block the knees to the body from Blazy.
Blazy gets through Kicker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blazy swings wildly with an uppercut but Kicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blazy blocks the elbow strike.
Blazy has Kicker pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Blazy on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blazy.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Blazy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kicker as Blazy tries to tie him up.
Blazy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kicker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blazy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blazy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blazy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blazy.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but Blazy blocks it.
Blazy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kicker is rocked!
A short left from Blazy.
Kicker is still on wobbly legs! Can Blazy finish him?
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Blazy manages to break the clinch.
Blazy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blazy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kicker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blazy scores with a shot to the side of Kicker's head.
Blazy lands an elbow inside that Kicker shrugs off.
Blazy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kicker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kicker misses with a body kick.
A jab from Blazy does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Blazy.
Kicker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kicker throws a leg kick but Blazy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blazy throws a series of punches but Kicker avoids them all with ease.
Blazy swats away the attempt to clinch by Kicker.
Kicker is looking to chop away at Blazy's legs.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses.
Kicker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blazy thows a body shot but no joy.
Blazy missing with a left hand there. Kicker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kicker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blazy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blazy connects with an inside leg kick.
Kicker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blazy cracks the inside of Kicker's front leg.
Kicker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kicker slips a straight right by Blazy.
Kicker throws a body kick that misses.
Kicker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kicker seems to have recovered his senses.
Blazy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kicker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blazy scrambles back to his feet.
Kicker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kicker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Blazy.
Kicker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blazy lands a nice shot to the body.
Blazy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kicker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kicker letting Blazy take a breather here.
Many Blazy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kicker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blazy blocks an elbow strike from Kicker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Many Blazy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Many Blazy'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.
Kicker moves out of range of the body kick from Blazy.
Blazy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blazy jabs at Kicker's body.
Kicker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Blazy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kicker tries to clinch but Blazy is having none of it.
Blazy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blazy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kicker. Kicker obviously looking to wear him down.
Kicker throws a front kick aimed at Blazy's knee but Blazy avoids it well.
Kicker scores with a head kick. Blazy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kicker tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Blazy misses.
Blazy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kicker tries to keep at a distance but Blazy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kicker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blazy misses with a knee strike.
Kicker prevents a body shot from Blazy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blazy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blazy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Blazy.
Blazy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blazy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blazy's brow.
Blazy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blazy tries a body shot but Kicker blocks it.
Blazy scores with a hook to the body.
Blazy lands a hook that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
A short right from Blazy.
Blazy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blazy scores a nice knee to the body.
Blazy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blazy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blazy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blazy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kicker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blazy throws out the jab.
Blazy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blazy.
Nice elbow from Kicker.
Blazy managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
Blazy lands with a left to the head.
Blazy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kicker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blazy is defending well for now.
Blazy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blazy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Kicker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blazy lands with a shot to the body.
Blazy keeps the fight on the outside.
Kicker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazy clinches up with Kicker and pushes him back against the ropes.
Blazy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blazy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blazy works on Kicker's body with a couple of short punches.
Kicker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blazy breaks the clinch.
Blazy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kicker looks to land a body kick but Blazy moved away.
Many Blazy is winning the standup battle so far.
Kicker throws a leg kick but Blazy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kicker checks the leg kick.
Blazy blocks a head kick by Kicker.
Kicker looks for the body kick but Blazy saw that one coming.
Kicker tries to clinch up
and Blazy counters with a nice body shot.
Blazy moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Blazy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blazy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blazy avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Blazy avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
A short right from Blazy.
Blazy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blazy lands a hook that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
Blazy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blazy blocks the elbow strike.
Kicker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Blazy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blazy lands a hook that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
Blazy lands with a short shot to the head.
Blazy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Many Blazy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Many Blazy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blazy works Kicker's body with a nice hook.
Blazy scores with a jab.
Blazy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kicker. Kicker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blazy throws a hook but Kicker avoids it easily.
Blazy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kicker.
Blazy clinches up with Kicker and pushes him back against the ropes.
Blazy blocks an elbow strike.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Blazy.
Blazy creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Kicker crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Kicker face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Blazy takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Many Blazy!
Many Blazy is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Many Blazy thanked -OVERDOSE Factory- for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Karen Darabedyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darabedyan comes to the ring accompanied by KDB Highlights. Popov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Be Good to Yourself . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karen Darabedyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Popov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov is looking to clinch.
Popov tries to keep at a distance but Darabedyan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Popov has a couple of punches blocked by Darabedyan.
Popov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Popov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darabedyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Popov.
Darabedyan wants to break free but Popov has control.
Darabedyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popov tries to clinch up but Darabedyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Popov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Popov moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Popov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darabedyan forces Popov back against the ropes and clinches.
Darabedyan working hard to break the clinch.
Popov has a couple of punches blocked by Darabedyan.
Darabedyan has had enough of the clinch but Popov keeps him there for the moment.
Darabedyan blocking some punches.
Darabedyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Popov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Darabedyan takes a shot to the head.
Popov swings wildly with an uppercut but Darabedyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darabedyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darabedyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popov forces Darabedyan back against the ropes and clinches.
Darabedyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Popov has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darabedyan.
Darabedyan breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Popov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Popov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Popov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darabedyan misses with a few strikes there.
Darabedyan moves into the clinch successfully.
Popov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darabedyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popov tries to clinch but Darabedyan is having none of it.
Popov is looking to clinch but Darabedyan is avoiding it.
Popov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darabedyan.
Popov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Popov tries to clinch up but Darabedyan circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Popov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darabedyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Popov.
Darabedyan has Popov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Darabedyan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Darabedyan breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Darabedyan misses.
Darabedyan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Popov back to the ropes. Darabedyan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Alexander Popov has been cut.
Popov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darabedyan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Darabedyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popov moves in looking to clinch but Darabedyan pushes him off.
Popov wants to clinch.
Popov doesn't manage to clinch there - Darabedyan circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popov tries to clinch up
and Darabedyan counters with a nice body shot.
Darabedyan cracks the inside of Popov's front leg.
Darabedyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karen Darabedyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Popov'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.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darabedyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Popov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darabedyan has Popov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Darabedyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darabedyan is trying to break free.
Popov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Popov lands a hook that snaps the head of Darabedyan backwards.
Darabedyan blocks an uppercut.
Darabedyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popov wants to clinch up but Darabedyan keeps it at a distance.
Darabedyan cracks Popov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darabedyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popov walks into a jab.
Popov is rocked!
Popov tries to clinch but Darabedyan is having none of it.
Popov is still on wobbly legs! Can Darabedyan finish him?
Darabedyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Popov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Popov seems to have recovered his senses.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darabedyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darabedyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Popov slips a jab and a cross from Darabedyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov tries to clinch up.
Darabedyan tries to bum rush Popov with a series of wild strikes but Popov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karen Darabedyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Popov wants to clinch.
Popov tries to clinch up.
Darabedyan throws a body kick that misses.
Popov tries to clinch but Darabedyan is having none of it.
Darabedyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darabedyan throws a hook to the side of Popov's head but Popov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Popov moves in looking to clinch but Darabedyan pushes him off.
Popov is looking to clinch.
Darabedyan gets a clinch.
Popov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darabedyan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Popov.
Darabedyan lands with a light punch inside.
Popov lands with a left to the head.
Popov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darabedyan looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Popov backwards.
Popov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popov prevents a body shot from Darabedyan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popov lands with a right to the head.
Darabedyan is trying to break the clinch but Popov is controlling him.
Popov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popov misses with the head strike.
Popov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darabedyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darabedyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Darabedyan.
Popov closes the distance and clinches.
Popov misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darabedyan can't break the clinch.
Popov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darabedyan's efforts to push away.
Darabedyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Karen Darabedyan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Popov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darabedyan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Popov darts in trying to clinch
and Darabedyan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darabedyan catches Popov napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Popov crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Darabedyan raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Karen Darabedyan!
Karen Darabedyan 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bert Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukyo Sato (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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29
145 lbs
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22
140 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bert Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato scores with a nice right hand.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Compton circles away.
Compton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good shot there by Sato.
Compton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Compton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Compton forces Sato back against the ropes and clinches.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Compton finds it's way round the side to connect with Sato's head.
Compton misses with a double jab.
Compton throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
A combination from Compton does no damage.
Compton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sato circles away quickly and effectively.
Compton throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
Bert Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Compton throws a wild body kick that Sato sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Compton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sato counters with a stiff right hand.
Compton is rocked!
Compton gets tackled into the ropes by Sato. Sato maintains the clinch.
Oh Compton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Compton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato lands a nice shot to the body.
Compton seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Compton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Compton.
Sato moves into the clinch.
Sato lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Compton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Compton misses with a two punch combination.
Compton throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
Compton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato avoids the head kick by Compton.
Sato thuds a left hand into Compton's body.
Compton is breathing heavily.
Compton misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sato.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato clinches with his opponent.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Compton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Compton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sato scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sato.
Compton dodges an elbow strike from Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a nice elbow.
Sato misses with an elbow strike.
Compton is trying to force a seperation but Sato has the dominant position.
Sato is trying to stall.
Compton can't break the clinch.
Sato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sato lands a nice elbow.
Compton wants to get back to striking at distance but Sato won't allow it.
Compton is looking to break free of the clinch but Sato has double underhooks.
Sato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Compton tries to circle away but Sato has him pinned against the ropes.
Sato lands an elbow that stopped Compton in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Compton tries to break free but Sato pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Compton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Sato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukyo Sato dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sato blocks a head kick by Compton.
Compton throws the kick towards the body but Sato avoids it.
Compton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sato counters with a slapping leg kick.
No joy there for Sato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Compton throws out a loose jab but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Compton.
Sato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Compton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Compton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Compton fails to land with a series of punches.
Compton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sato.
Sloppy strikes from Compton. Those never looked like landing.
Sato grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Compton takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Sato cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ukyo Sato!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Pinkynho Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamoru Yamiyukai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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30
130 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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24
147 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pinkynho Romeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamoru Yamiyukai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamiyukai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamiyukai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamiyukai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romeiro manages to avoid it.
Yamiyukai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romeiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamiyukai swings for the body but Romeiro moves out of range.
Yamiyukai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romeiro at a distance.
Yamiyukai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamiyukai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Romeiro rather than just go for the knockout.
Yamiyukai throws a jab when Romeiro was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamiyukai misses with a hook
and Romeiro counters with a thumping low kick.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Romeiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamiyukai has time to react.
A low kick from Romeiro misses
and Yamiyukai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romeiro thinking.
Yamiyukai just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamiyukai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romeiro moves away.
Yamiyukai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamiyukai keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamiyukai blocks a head kick by Romeiro.
Yamiyukai misses the shot to the body.
Yamiyukai connects with a right hand. Romeiro shakes it off.
Yamiyukai lands with a hook. Romeiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yamiyukai avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
A shot to the liver by Yamiyukai. Beautiful body shot.
Yamiyukai looks to score with a jab to the body but Romeiro is just out of range.
Yamiyukai throws a hook but Romeiro avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamoru Yamiyukai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Romeiro slips under a jab.
Yamiyukai avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamiyukai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romeiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamiyukai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamiyukai throws a body punch but Romeiro moves out of range.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamiyukai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamiyukai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romeiro manages to avoid it.
Romeiro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yamiyukai throws a lazy right hand but Romeiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses.
Romeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamiyukai just misses with a punch to the body.
Romeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Yamiyukai misses.
Romeiro is looking to clinch.
Yamiyukai lands a jab to Romeiro's midsection.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Yamiyukai lands.
A shot to the liver by Yamiyukai. Beautiful body shot.
Yamiyukai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Yamiyukai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamoru Yamiyukai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yamiyukai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romeiro moves away.
Yamiyukai blocks a head kick by Romeiro.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Yamiyukai moves out of range easily.
Yamiyukai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamiyukai throws a body punch but Romeiro moves out of range.
Yamiyukai looks to land a left hand but Romeiro moved out of range nicely.
Romeiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Romeiro lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mamoru Yamiyukai has been cut.
Yamiyukai lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamiyukai throws a head punch that misses.
Yamiyukai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamiyukai misses with some punches.
Romeiro misses with a knee strike.
Romeiro blocks an uppercut.
Yamiyukai can't find room to land a body shot as Romeiro controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Yamiyukai fails to land.
Yamiyukai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romeiro backwards.
Romeiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romeiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yamiyukai is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romeiro misses with a knee strike.
Romeiro prevents a body shot from Yamiyukai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro scores with a knee to the head.
Yamiyukai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yamiyukai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romeiro's elbow.
Yamiyukai throws a head punch that misses.
Yamiyukai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamiyukai takes a knee to the side of the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yamiyukai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romeiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romeiro blocks an uppercut.
Romeiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamiyukai is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romeiro crunches a lovely knee into Yamiyukai's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mamoru Yamiyukai just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mamoru Yamiyukai's cut.
That's time! Romeiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yamiyukai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romeiro throws a hook to the side of Yamiyukai's head but Yamiyukai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamiyukai throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Romeiro.
Yamiyukai jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamiyukai swings for the body but Romeiro moves out of range.
Romeiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamiyukai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romeiro missing with a left hand there. Yamiyukai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands with a shot to the body.
Romeiro looks to land a right hand but Yamiyukai moved out of range.
Yamiyukai takes a swing at Romeiro's ribcage but misses.
Yamiyukai takes a swing at Romeiro's ribcage but misses.
Pinkynho Romeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Yamiyukai misses.
Romeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamiyukai thows a body shot but no joy.
Romeiro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yamiyukai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamiyukai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamiyukai.
Romeiro blocks a jab.
Romeiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamoru Yamiyukai dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mamoru Yamiyukai's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yamiyukai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamiyukai misses with a hook
and Romeiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romeiro ducks under a wild hook from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Yamiyukai there.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamiyukai cracks Romeiro with a good jab.
Romeiro defending well as Yamiyukai loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamiyukai lands a nice looking body shot.
Romeiro moves out of range as Yamiyukai strikes.
Yamiyukai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romeiro moves away.
Yamiyukai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Yamiyukai misses.
Romeiro throws a series of punches but Yamiyukai moves out of range.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Yamiyukai moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Good shot there by Yamiyukai.
Romeiro tries to work over Yamiyukai's front leg with a kick but Yamiyukai checks it.
Romeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamiyukai.
A slow jab from Yamiyukai misses its intended target.
Yamiyukai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinkynho Romeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamoru Yamiyukai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamiyukai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamoru Yamiyukai!
Mamoru Yamiyukai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Matias McRokkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Dolar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
148 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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26
157 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matias McRokkari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Dolar!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolar fails in his attempt to clinch.
McRokkari misses with a head kick.
McRokkari throws the kick towards the body but Dolar avoids it.
McRokkari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dolar lunges at McRokkari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McRokkari's hand.
McRokkari throws a sloppy head kick and Dolar moves out of range easily.
McRokkari scores with a head kick.
McRokkari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McRokkari there as he acknowledges the shot.
McRokkari lands a head kick that sends Dolar down! Dolar is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! McRokkari is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Matias McRokkari!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rock Barden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Kolokoy (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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18
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Barden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Kolokoy!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barden closes the distance and pushes Kolokoy back into the ropes.
Barden blocks a body shot from Kolokoy.
Barden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kolokoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kolokoy misses with a punch to the body.
Barden manages to break the clinch.
Kolokoy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barden back to the ropes. Kolokoy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kolokoy tries to clinch but Barden moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barden.
Barden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barden moves into range and clinches up with Kolokoy.
Kolokoy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kolokoy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barden keeps control of Kolokoy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barden scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolokoy being controlled against the ropes.
Kolokoy avoiding damage as Barden throws knees to the body.
Kolokoy tries to break free but Barden pushes him back against the ropes.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolokoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barden lands a knee to the body.
Barden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kolokoy's efforts to push away.
Barden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barden lands a hook that snaps the head of Kolokoy backwards.
Barden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kolokoy wants to clinch
and Barden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolokoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barden throws a head kick but Kolokoy moves out of range.
Barden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kolokoy, pushing him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
A short uppercut from Barden.
Barden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kolokoy looks gassed!
Knees in the clinch landing for Barden.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
Kolokoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barden scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Barden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Barden moves into range and clinches up with Kolokoy.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kolokoy being controlled against the ropes.
Kolokoy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolokoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kolokoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Barden.
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!
Barden landing knees to the body.
Barden breaks from the clinch.
Barden keeps the fight on the outside.
Kolokoy is breathing heavily.
Kolokoy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barden pushes Kolokoy away with a front kick.
Barden instigates a clinch.
Barden tries to work over Kolokoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barden crunches a lovely knee into Kolokoy's ribcage.
Barden connects with a knee to the head.
Barden presses Kolokoy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Barden.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barden.
Barden lands a nice knee to the body.
Barden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barden just leaning against Kolokoy, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Barden.
Barden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kolokoy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kolokoy's elbow.
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!
A knee to the head by Barden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barden landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
Barden crunches a lovely knee into Kolokoy's ribcage.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barden lands a knee to the body.
Barden can't find room to land a body shot as Kolokoy controls the action.
Barden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Barden throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barden lands a body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
Barden presses Kolokoy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Barden dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barden fakes the leg kick and cracks Kolokoy in the body.
Kolokoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barden swats away the attempt to clinch by Kolokoy.
Kolokoy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kolokoy tries to clinch up but Barden circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barden. Kolokoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Barden working Kolokoy over with knees to the body.
Barden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barden misses with a body punch.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolokoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kolokoy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barden misses with a knee to the head.
Barden tries to land a knee to the head but Kolokoy blocks with his arms.
Kolokoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barden scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barden.
Barden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barden landing knees to the head.
Barden breaks from the clinch.
Barden closes the distance and clinches.
Barden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolokoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kolokoy backwards.
Barden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kolokoy can do to turn this around?
Barden can't find room to land a body shot as Kolokoy controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barden misses with a knee to the head.
Barden works on Kolokoy's body with a couple of short punches.
Barden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
Barden scores a nice knee to the body.
Barden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barden scores with a knee to the head.
Rock Barden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barden scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Barden.
Barden connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
Barden working Kolokoy over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Barden clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barden landing knees to the head.
Barden struggles to land a body shot inside as Kolokoy controls his hands.
Kolokoy has had enough of the clinch but Barden keeps him there for the moment.
Barden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kolokoy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barden.
Kolokoy is trying to break the clinch but Barden has him pressed against the ropes.
Barden lands a knee to the head.
Barden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Barden crunches a lovely knee into Kolokoy's ribcage.
Barden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kolokoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kolokoy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kolokoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolokoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Barden.
Barden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolokoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barden scores a nice knee to the body.
Barden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barden forces Kolokoy back against the ropes and clinches.
Barden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barden lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
A short left from Barden.
Barden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kolokoy.
Barden connects with a knee to the head.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Barden.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Barden - that landed with a thud.
Barden tries to throw a body punch but Kolokoy avoids it by throwing Barden back against the ropes.
Barden lands a nice knee to the body.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Barden had his way with Boy Kolokoy in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Barden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kolokoy is looking to clinch.
Barden rushes Kolokoy and presses him up against the ropes.
Barden digs a right hand underneath Kolokoy's ribcage. Kolokoy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kolokoy tries to circle away but Barden has him pinned against the ropes.
Barden working Kolokoy over with knees to the body.
Kolokoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Good body shot from Barden.
Kolokoy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barden working Kolokoy over with knees to the body.
Barden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barden closes the distance and clinches.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A knee to the head by Barden.
Barden scores a nice knee to the body.
Barden landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Barden.
Barden connects with a knee to the head.
Barden working Kolokoy over with knees to the body.
Barden lands a good knee to the midsection. Kolokoy won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barden lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barden.
Barden connects with a knee to the head.
Barden crunches a lovely knee into Kolokoy's ribcage.
Barden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kolokoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barden scores a nice knee to the body.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolokoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barden crunches a lovely knee into Kolokoy's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barden crunches a lovely knee into Kolokoy's ribcage.
Barden lands a good knee to the midsection. Kolokoy won't want to take too many of those.
Boy Kolokoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock Barden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolokoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Barden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barden 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:42
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:42
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Barden!
Rock Barden decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Leo Valdo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorvald Stauning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valdo comes into the arena with Eminem - Go To Sleep blaring out of the sound system. Stauning is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rollin- Limp Bizkit. The key to victory for Leo Valdo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Valdo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thorvald Stauning!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stauning throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Valdo ducks under a wild hook from Stauning.
Valdo swinging wildly here.
Stauning moves in looking to clinch but Valdo pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stauning looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valdo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valdo tries to keep at a distance but Stauning has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stauning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Valdo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valdo misses with a few strikes there.
Valdo throws a right hand that Stauning ducks under and follows up with a left that Stauning also avoids with ease.
Stauning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valdo.
Stauning moves into range and clinches up with Valdo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdo is trying to break the clinch but Stauning has him pressed against the ropes.
Valdo tries to break free but Stauning pushes him back against the ropes.
Valdo tries to break free but Stauning pushes him back against the ropes.
Stauning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valdo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stauning.
Valdo throws a series of punches but Stauning avoids them all with ease.
Valdo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valdo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stauning.
Stauning doesn't manage to clinch there - Valdo circles away.
Valdo swats away the attempt to clinch by Stauning.
Stauning clinches up with Valdo and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valdo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stauning's elbow.
Stauning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Valdo. Those never looked like landing.
Valdo misses with a double jab.
Stauning swinging wildly here.
Valdo tries to bum rush Stauning with a series of wild strikes but Stauning uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stauning pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valdo looks to land a combination but Stauning avoids it well.
Valdo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stauning throws a right hand that Valdo ducks under and follows up with a left that Valdo also avoids with ease.
Valdo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stauning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Stauning dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stauning lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stauning has managed to clinch.
Stauning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valdo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stauning counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stauning misses with a body shot.
Valdo throws a series of punches but Stauning avoids them all with ease.
Valdo misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Valdo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stauning feints a jab promting Valdo to slip. Stauning then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Valdo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Leo Valdo has been cut.
Valdo misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Valdo. Those never looked like landing.
Stauning tries to bum rush Valdo with a series of wild strikes but Valdo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stauning circles away quickly and effectively.
Stauning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stauning throws a hook to the side of Valdo's head but Valdo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stauning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valdo.
Leo Valdo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stauning looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valdo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stauning darts in and clinches Valdo up against the ropes.
Stauning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valdo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valdo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valdo keeps the fight on the outside.
Valdo swinging wildly here.
Valdo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stauning counters with a series of strikes. Valdo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valdo misses with a double jab.
Valdo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two 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!
Stauning throws a series of punches but Valdo moves out of range.
A slow jab from Stauning misses its intended target.
Stauning bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stauning misses with the combination.
That kick from Stauning tenderised Valdo's leg. Valdo is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Stauning misses.
Stauning tries to land a front kick but Valdo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Valdo swats away the attempt to clinch by Stauning.
Stauning throws a right and a left that Valdo avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stauning will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valdo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stauning. Stauning obviously looking to wear him down.
Thorvald Stauning seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valdo misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Stauning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leo Valdo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Valdo blocks a head kick by Stauning.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stauning.
Valdo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stauning misses with a double jab.
Valdo avoids the head kick by Stauning.
Stauning pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Stauning.
Stauning doesn't manage to clinch there - Valdo circles away.
Stauning scores with a kick to the body.
Stauning moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdo throws a series of punches but Stauning avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valdo keeps the fight on the outside.
Valdo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stauning misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stauning circles away quickly and effectively.
Valdo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stauning.
Stauning fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stauning misses with a double jab.
Stauning catches Valdo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Valdo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stauning throws a right and a left that Valdo avoids nicely.
Stauning wants to clinch up but Valdo keeps it at a distance.
Valdo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stauning closes the distance and clinches.
Stauning keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valdo's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stauning obliges.
Stauning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stauning lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Valdo does no damage.
Valdo misses with a double jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stauning.
Thorvald Stauning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stauning scoring well with a low kick there.
Valdo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stauning counters with a head kick.
Valdo is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stauning tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Valdo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oh Valdo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valdo tries to keep at a distance but Stauning has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Valdo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Stauning really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Valdo's cut.
That's time! Valdo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stauning punishes Valdo's body with a nice straight punch.
Valdo seems to have got his legs back now.
Stauning closes the distance and clinches.
Stauning stalling in the clinch but Valdo improves position.
Valdo can't break the clinch.
Stauning leaning against his opponent.
Stauning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stauning scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stauning throws a right hand that Valdo ducks under and follows up with a left that Valdo also avoids with ease.
Stauning slips a jab and a cross from Valdo.
Valdo throws a combination that misses
and before Valdo can reset, Stauning rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Valdo is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
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!
Stauning lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stauning misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stauning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stauning throws a series of punches but Valdo moves out of range.
Stauning catches Valdo napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Valdo crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Stauning raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thorvald Stauning!
In his post fight interview, Thorvald Stauning started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ping Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Tomlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ping Pong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Tomlin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pong is looking to clinch.
Pong lands a body shot.
Pong moves in looking to clinch but Tomlin pushes him off.
Pong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pong lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Jeff Tomlin has been cut.
Pong misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pong!
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!
Tomlin misses the shot to the body.
Tomlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pong tries to clinch but Tomlin moves out of range.
Pong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tomlin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomlin loads up on a big right hand but Pong slips the punch.
Tomlin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tomlin.
Pong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomlin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pong misses with a head kick.
Tomlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pong.
Tomlin misses with an uppercut
and Pong counters with a left and a right that stings Tomlin.
Ping Pong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomlin lands with a cross.
Jeff Tomlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pong is looking to clinch.
Tomlin wants to clinch up but Pong keeps it at a distance.
Pong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pong looks to clinch
and Tomlin counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pong throws a head kick but Tomlin moves out of range.
Tomlin throws a combination that misses
and Pong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tomlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pong wants to clinch.
Pong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ping Pong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Tomlin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pong tries to clinch but Tomlin moves out of range.
Tomlin tests Pong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomlin.
Tomlin thuds his right hand into Pong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pong clinches with his opponent.
Pong breaks from the clinch.
Pong looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomlin is just out of range.
Tomlin dodges the punch combination from Pong.
Tomlin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pong.
Ping Pong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomlin throws a sloppy head kick and Pong moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomlin connects with a body shot that sends Pong's belly button to the back.
Pong closes the distance and clinches.
Pong has Tomlin pushed against the ropes.
Pong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomlin looks to throw the jab but Pong is out of range.
Pong doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomlin circles away.
Pong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pong jabs Tomlin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pong misses the shot to the body.
Tomlin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomlin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pong counters with a two punch combo.
Tomlin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tomlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pong tries to clinch up.
Pong is looking to wear down Tomlin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A cross from Pong lands.
Pong throws a right hand that Tomlin ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomlin also avoids with ease.
A combination from Tomlin does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pong throws a low kick but Tomlin moves out of range easily.
Pong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ping Pong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Tomlin'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.
Pong misses with a wild combination.
Tomlin misses with a right hand
and Pong counters with a left and a right that stings Tomlin.
Tomlin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tomlin misses with a wild body shot.
Pong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pong throws a head kick that misses.
Pong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomlin connects with the punch.
Pong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tomlin.
Pong moves to clinch but Tomlin breaks away
and Tomlin counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomlin throws out the jab.
Pong throws a head kick that misses
and Tomlin counters with a nice body shot.
Pong lands a nice shot to the body.
Pong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pong connects with a crisp jab.
Tomlin misses with the combination.
Pong works Tomlin's body with a nice hook.
Pong tries to clinch there but Tomlin circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomlin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tomlin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pong lands with a nice combination. Tomlin backs away looking to recover.
Pong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomlin throws out the jab.
Pong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomlin moves away.
Pong throws a head kick but Tomlin moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomlin throws a sloppy head kick and Pong moves out of range easily.
Pong blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pong wants to clinch
and Tomlin counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ping Pong clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Tomlin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tomlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pong lands a head kick. Tomlin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tomlin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tomlin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pong momentarily.
Tomlin misses with a hook. Pong ducked under it nicely.
Pong rushes Tomlin and presses him up against the ropes.
Tomlin is trying to force a seperation but Pong has the dominant position.
Tomlin working hard to break the clinch.
Tomlin stalling in the clinch.
Pong lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pong manages to break the clinch.
Pong misses with a body kick.
Tomlin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pong.
Pong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomlin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomlin. Pong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pong is looking to clinch but Tomlin is avoiding it.
Pong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pong duly obliges.
Pong lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pong misses with a body shot.
Pong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomlin.
A combination from Tomlin does no damage.
Pong wants to clinch.
Pong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomlin throws a jab when Pong was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tomlin counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ping Pong had his way with Jeff Tomlin in that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Tomlin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tomlin loads up on a big right hand but Pong slips the punch.
Ping Pong is winning the standup battle so far.
Pong throws a series of punches but Tomlin avoids them all with ease.
Tomlin misses with a double jab
and Pong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomlin.
Pong tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomlin lands with an uppercut that bounces Pong off the ropes and back into range.
Tomlin misses with a straight left.
Pong tries to clinch but Tomlin is having none of it.
Pong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tomlin has time to react.
Pong tries to clinch there but Tomlin circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomlin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tomlin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pong throws a body kick the misses
and Tomlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomlin.
Tomlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomlin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pong moves to clinch but Tomlin breaks away
and Tomlin counters with a series of strikes. Pong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jeff Tomlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pong scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomlin.
Pong punishes Tomlin's body with a nice straight punch.
Tomlin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pong lands with a hook. Tomlin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tomlin throws a series of punches but Pong moves out of range.
Pong cracks Tomlin with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tomlin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pong tries to clinch but Tomlin moves out of range.
Pong misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ping Pong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pong 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ping Pong!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wang Republic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wang Republic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Republic.
Bruce lands a jab to the head.
Bruce lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruce throws a poor cross that misses
and Republic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bruce's knee momentarily.
Republic ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
Republic thuds his shin into the meat of Bruce's side.
Bruce misses with an uppercut
and Republic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Joseph Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Republic throws a sloppy head kick and Bruce moves out of range easily.
Bruce moves into the clinch successfully.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike from Republic.
Bruce avoiding damage as Republic throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.
Republic misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Republic takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Republic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruce's brow.
Bruce avoiding damage as Republic throws knees to the body.
Republic tries to break the clinch but Bruce is controlling the position.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike.
Republic trying to land knees to the body.
Republic prevents a body shot from Bruce.
Republic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Republic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Bruce.
Bruce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Republic backwards.
Bruce blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Republic throws an elbow but misses.
Republic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bruce dodges an elbow strike from Republic.
Republic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Republic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce avoiding damage as Republic throws knees to the body.
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Republic looks for the body kick but Bruce saw that one coming.
Republic throws a body kick that misses.
Republic slips a jab and a cross from Bruce.
Republic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruce's sensitive parts.
Bruce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Bruce.
Bruce misses with a few strikes there.
Republic throws a sloppy head kick and Bruce moves out of range easily.
Bruce is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce punishes Republic's body with a nice straight punch.
Republic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Republic tries to land a front kick but Bruce steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Bruce dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Republic gets tackled into the ropes by Bruce. Bruce maintains the clinch.
Republic missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce is struggling to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Republic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruce moves into range and clinches up with Republic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Republic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce displaying some good clinch control by pressing Republic up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Republic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruce's brow.
Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Republic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce throws a good cross that connects.
Bruce throws a series of strikes that have Republic backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Republic is predictable there
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Republic leaves his chin hanging out and Bruce seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Republic crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Bruce!
Joseph Bruce really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that London eXchange - Laundry / Recovery logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Fredericks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Pimp C. Skrypture, C$krilla ft. Bun B & The Isleys - One Day as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. James Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Fredericks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like James Jones has been cut.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Fredericks.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Fredericks is just out of range.
Jones slips under a jab from Fredericks.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fredericks. That did some damage!
Fredericks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredericks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fredericks scores with a shot to the body.
Fredericks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fredericks avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredericks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fredericks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fredericks avoids a kick to the body.
Fredericks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
It looks like Joe Fredericks has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredericks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fredericks cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Fredericks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredericks moves away.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Fredericks moves out of range easily.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fredericks can pounce on him.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Fredericks moved out of range nicely.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Fredericks misses
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Fredericks misses with a head kick.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks lands the left hand.
Fredericks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fredericks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fredericks lands a jab to the nose.
Fredericks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fredericks throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Fredericks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fredericks.
Fredericks lands with a good body shot.
Fredericks staying out of range there.
James Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredericks throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
A good leg kick by Fredericks.
Fredericks is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fredericks throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Fredericks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fredericks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fredericks throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fredericks misses with a body kick.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Fredericks moved away.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Fredericks tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones jabs Fredericks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fredericks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Fredericks moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones avoids the body shot from Fredericks.
Jones is looking to chop away at Fredericks's legs.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fredericks throws out the jab.
Fredericks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredericks avoids the head kick by Jones.
Fredericks throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Fredericks cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones is looking to slow Fredericks down with leg kicks.
Jones lands a head kick. Fredericks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredericks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fredericks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones avoids the head kick by Fredericks.
That kick from Jones tenderised Fredericks's leg. Fredericks is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Jones will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fredericks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donk. Jones catches Fredericks right on the button with a cross.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredericks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Fredericks avoids a kick to the body.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fredericks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fredericks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Fredericks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fredericks thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Fredericks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredericks lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Fredericks misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredericks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Fredericks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredericks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones staying out of range there.
James Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Fredericks shrugs it off though.
Fredericks connects with a looping right hand.
Jones tries to clinch but Fredericks is having none of it.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fredericks throws a head kick that misses.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Fredericks connects with a looping right hand.
Jones keeps Fredericks at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Fredericks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredericks lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fredericks.
Fredericks misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones is looking to clinch but Fredericks is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones swings for the body but Fredericks moves out of range.
Fredericks tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fredericks misses with a hook.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fredericks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fredericks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Fredericks pushes him off.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Fredericks misses
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Fredericks's head back.
Jones cracks Fredericks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Fredericks up against the ropes in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fredericks misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands an elbow just above Fredericks 's eye.
Fredericks is rocked!
Fredericks working aggressively here.
Oh Fredericks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones creates a bit of distance and cracks Fredericks with a big uppercut! Fredericks goes down! The referee pushes Jones away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Fredericks make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Jones takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). James Jones! James Jones retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, James Jones started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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