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Dynasty 62: Invasion of Vegas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nham Thashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nham Thashi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Reese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reese keeps the fight on the outside.
Reese buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reese cracks Thashi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Nham Thashi has been cut.
Reese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reese tries to clinch but Thashi moves out of range.
Thashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reese circles away quickly and effectively.
Thashi looks gassed!
Reese wants to clinch but Thashi slips to the side
enabling Thashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Thashi gets tackled into the ropes by Reese. Reese maintains the clinch.
Thashi takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Thashi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thashi taking a breather.
Thashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reese blocks an uppercut.
Thashi is trying to maintain a safe position but Reese gets an underhook and turns Thashi into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Reese's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reese can't break the clinch.
Reese taking a breather.
Thashi can't break the clinch.
Reese tries to circle away but Thashi has him pinned against the ropes.
Thashi prevents Reese from breaking the clinch.
Reese tries to break the clinch but Thashi is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reese tries a body shot but Thashi blocks it.
Reese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reese dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thashi. That did some damage!
Reese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reese is looking to clinch but Thashi is avoiding it.
Reese wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reese misses with a two punch combination.
Thashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reese lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reese takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That has opened up Nham Thashi's cut even more.
Reese changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Reese.
Thashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Reese dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nham Thashi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Reese throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thashi.
Reese and Thashi are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Reese throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Thashi into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Reese knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kyle Reese!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dale Firebird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Firebird's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tupac - Forever Young. Dale Firebird could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergio Gonzalez's chin.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dale Firebird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergio Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firebird misses the shot to the body.
Firebird avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Firebird throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick that knocks Firebird off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Firebird lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gonzalez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gonzalez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez scores with a leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Gonzalez lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Firebird seems unphased.
Firebird scores with a leg kick.
Gonzalez cracks Firebird with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Firebird get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Firebird looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Firebird is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Oh Firebird is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Firebird tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Firebird is breathing heavily.
OH! Firebird has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Gonzalez smells blood and charges in for the finish! Gonzalez unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Firebird sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergio Gonzalez!
An out of breath Sergio Gonzalez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tekito Tumoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tekito Tumoko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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144 lbs
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World class MT
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tekito Tumoko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee rushes Tumoko and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee is trying to stall.
Tumoko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Lee.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tumoko backwards.
Tumoko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tumoko tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Tumoko back against the ropes.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Tumoko wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Tumoko was not able to check.
Tumoko looks to clinch
and Lee counters by clinching up.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee cracks the inside of Tumoko's front leg.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tumoko misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee prevents a body shot from Tumoko.
Tumoko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tumoko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee works on Tumoko's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tumoko backwards.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tumokos head.
Tumoko is rocked!
Lee breaks the clinch.
Tumoko is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee cracks Tumoko with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Tumoko is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Tumoko is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Tumoko could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dirk Raeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sombat Buakaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirk Raeder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sombat Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raeder tries to clinch but Buakaw is having none of it.
Buakaw avoids the body shot from Raeder.
Raeder throws a right and a left that Buakaw avoids nicely.
Buakaw throws a head kick but Raeder moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Buakaw.
Buakaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raeder.
Raeder swinging wildly here.
Buakaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raeder tries to close the distance and clinch but Buakaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raeder misses with a few strikes there.
Raeder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Buakaw looks to land a right hand but Raeder moved out of range.
Raeder throws a head kick that misses.
Raeder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a slapping leg kick.
Buakaw misses with a low kick.
Sombat Buakaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raeder is out of range.
Buakaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Raeder.
Buakaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raeder.
Buakaw looks to land a combination but Raeder avoids it well.
Raeder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raeder wants to slow Buakaw down by chopping away at his legs.
Buakaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buakaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raeder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raeder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Raeder tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raeder checks the leg kick.
Raeder tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Buakaw counters with a head kick.
Raeder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buakaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buakaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raeder misses the shot to the body.
Buakaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buakaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raeder avoids the head kick by Buakaw.
Raeder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raeder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raeder misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Buakaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Raeder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raeder tries to clinch up.
Raeder tries to clinch but Buakaw moves away
and Buakaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Raeder checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buakaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raeder throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Buakaw.
Raeder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buakaw.
Raeder tries to clinch up but Buakaw circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dirk Raeder will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raeder wants to clinch but Buakaw slips to the side
and Buakaw counters with a solid body kick.
Buakaw circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buakaw counters with a nice body kick.
Raeder tries to clinch there but Buakaw circles away.
Raeder misses with a wild body shot.
Raeder with a jab.
Raeder swinging wildly here.
Raeder fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Buakaw is out of range.
A punch combination from Raeder misses.
Buakaw blocks a head kick by Raeder.
Raeder throws a one two combo.
Raeder tries to bum rush Buakaw with a series of wild strikes but Buakaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raeder misses with a jab to the body
and Buakaw counters with a slapping leg kick.
Raeder tries to clinch but Buakaw is having none of it.
Buakaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dirk Raeder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buakaw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Buakaw there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dirk Raeder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Buakaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raeder to score with a decent uppercut.
Raeder tries to close the distance and clinch but Buakaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raeder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buakaw counters with a series of strikes. Raeder will be more careful next time no doubt.
Buakaw misses with a double jab.
Buakaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raeder wants to clinch up but Buakaw keeps it at a distance.
Raeder wants to clinch.
Raeder wants to clinch up but Buakaw keeps it at a distance.
Raeder tries to clinch there but Buakaw circles away.
Raeder tries to close the distance and clinch but Buakaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buakaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buakaw throws a low kick but Raeder avoids it.
Raeder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raeder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Buakaw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Raeder misses with a series of wild punches.
Buakaw is looking to slow Raeder down with leg kicks.
Raeder scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raeder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Buakaw on the side of the head.
Dirk Raeder is winning the standup battle so far.
Buakaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Buakaw scores with a three punch combo!
Buakaw moves out of range of the body kick.
Raeder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buakaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buakaw motions for Raeder to come forward. Buakaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Buakaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buakaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raeder circles away quickly and effectively.
Buakaw throws a low kick but Raeder moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Raeder dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Buakaw blocks the body kick.
Buakaw connects with a high kick.
Raeder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raeder tries to clinch but Buakaw is having none of it.
Buakaw is looking to score with low kicks.
Buakaw misses with a body kick.
Raeder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buakaw moves away.
Raeder tries to close the distance and clinch but Buakaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raeder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buakaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buakaw takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Raeder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raeder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buakaw tried to score with a low kick but Raeder checks it.
Raeder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raeder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raeder lands with an uppercut that bounces Buakaw off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw misses with a low kick.
Raeder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Buakaw counters with a left and a right that stings Raeder.
Buakaw dodges the punch combination from Raeder.
Raeder wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Buakaw misses.
Raeder is looking to clinch but Buakaw is avoiding it.
Buakaw's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Buakaw duly obliges.
Buakaw throws a wild body kick that Raeder sees coming a mile off.
Raeder blocks a jab.
Raeder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a nice leg kick.
Raeder on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raeder wants to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a series of strikes. Raeder will be more careful next time no doubt.
Raeder is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raeder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buakaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raeder is looking to wear down Buakaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Buakaw misses with the combination.
Buakaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buakaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Raeder.
Raeder fails to land with a series of punches.
Raeder is looking to clinch.
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!
Buakaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raeder throws a right and a left that Buakaw avoids nicely.
Raeder is looking to clinch but Buakaw is avoiding it.
Raeder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raeder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raeder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raeder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buakaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raeder tries to clinch but Buakaw is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dirk Raeder did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Raeder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buakaw throws a leg kick but Raeder checks it.
Raeder moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Raeder scores with the left hand. Buakaw knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Raeder misses.
Raeder doesn't manage to clinch there - Buakaw circles away.
Buakaw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raeder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buakaw misses with a series of wild punches.
Raeder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raeder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raeder is looking to land body kicks.
Raeder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Buakaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raeder fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raeder tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Buakaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raeder is looking to clinch but Buakaw is avoiding it.
Raeder closes the distance but Buakaw moves to the side
and Buakaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buakaw tries to bum rush Raeder with a series of wild strikes but Raeder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raeder throws a body punch but Buakaw moves out of range.
Raeder fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Raeder does no damage.
Raeder dodges the punch combination from Buakaw.
Raeder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses.
Raeder wants to clinch up but Buakaw keeps it at a distance.
Raeder tries to clinch up.
Buakaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buakaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raeder jabs Buakaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raeder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buakaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raeder is looking to clinch.
Buakaw misses with a low kick.
Raeder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raeder lands a two punch combo.
Raeder misses with a few strikes there.
Buakaw dodges the punch combination from Raeder.
Buakaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Raeder both land. Nice combination.
Buakaw throws a series of punches but Raeder avoids them all with ease.
Buakaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buakaw is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Raeder looks to throw the jab but Buakaw is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Raeder had his way with Sombat Buakaw in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Raeder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buakaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raeder pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Buakaw back to the ropes. Raeder follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Raeder looks to land a combination. Buakaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buakaw lands with a slapping head kick.
Buakaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buakaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raeder tries to clinch up but Buakaw circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice combination there by Raeder.
Raeder tries to clinch but Buakaw moves out of range.
Raeder cracks Buakaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Raeder tries to clinch up
and Buakaw counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buakaw throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raeder throws a nice looking combination but Buakaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buakaw avoids the body shot from Raeder.
Crunch! Buakaw slams his shin into Raeder's torso.
Buakaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Buakaw throws a leg kick which misses Raeder's front leg but catches the back leg as Raeder tries to avoid it.
Raeder tries to clinch there but Buakaw circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raeder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buakaw tries a low kick but Raeder avoids it.
Buakaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raeder is out of range and Buakaw settles back down.
Raeder clobbers Buakaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Buakaw blocks a head kick by Raeder.
Raeder is looking to clinch but Buakaw is avoiding it.
Raeder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raeder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Decent striking displayed by Raeder there.
Raeder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buakaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raeder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buakaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buakaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Buakaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Raeder darts in trying to clinch
and Buakaw counters with an outside leg kick.
Raeder moves in looking to clinch but Buakaw pushes him off.
Buakaw misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buakaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raeder looks to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a nice leg kick.
Sombat Buakaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirk Raeder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buakaw thumps Raeder with a low kick.
Raeder tries to close the distance and clinch but Buakaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Raeder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raeder 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Raeder!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Marcel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the ring accompanied by PRINCE RAMA - RAGHUPATI. Marcel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by city of angels. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Marcel!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David throws a low kick but Marcel moves out of range easily.
David looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcel is just out of range.
Marcel moves out of range of the body kick from David.
Marcel cracks a nice hook into David's ribs.
David throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
David looks to land a left hand but Marcel moved out of range nicely.
A combination from David does no damage.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marcel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
David looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marcel misses with the combination.
David misses with a low kick.
Marcel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
David explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
David throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David keeps Marcel at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from David misses.
Marcel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marcel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcel throws a hook but David blocks it.
Marcel misses with a straight left.
David misses with a body kick.
Marcel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
David blocks a head kick by Marcel.
Marcel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but David manages to avoid it.
Marcel slips under a jab from David.
A nice inside leg kick there by David. That's going to slow Marcel down.
Marcel misses with an uppercut.
David connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jesse Marcel has been cut.
Marcel throws a poor cross that misses
and David counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcel throws a jab when David was well out of range.
Marcel throws a right and a left that David avoids nicely.
David blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from David misses.
Marcel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcel misses with an attempted mid kick.
David throws out a head kick that Marcel doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Marcel crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Marcel's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Marcel is rocked!
David staying out of range there.
Marcel is still on wobbly legs! Can David finish him?
David dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marcel. That did some damage!
David cracks Marcel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
David punishes Marcel's body with a nice straight punch.
Marcel looks gassed!
Marcel walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from David! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry David!
Larry David 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 Feyd Rautha Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belial Zaapiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Belial Zaapiel!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnen tries to clinch up.
Zaapiel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harkonnen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zaapiel scrambles back to his feet.
Zaapiel misses with a looping right.
Harkonnen tries to clinch but Zaapiel moves out of range.
Zaapiel tries to keep at a distance but Harkonnen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harkonnen misses with a body punch.
Harkonnen struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaapiel controls his hands.
Zaapiel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has been cut.
Zaapiel scores with a knee to the head.
Harkonnen misses with some punches.
Harkonnen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harkonnen throws a head punch that misses.
Zaapiel misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaapiel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Zaapiel.
Harkonnen tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaapiel avoids the damage to the body.
Zaapiel trying to stall but Harkonnen improves his position.
Harkonnen lands with a left to the head.
Harkonnen can't find room to land a body shot as Zaapiel controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaapiel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harkonnen is trying to stall.
Zaapiel trying to land knees to the body.
Zaapiel takes a shot to the head.
Harkonnen tries to throw a body punch but Zaapiel avoids it by throwing Harkonnen back against the ropes.
Harkonnen avoids the elbow strike from Zaapiel, against the ropes.
Harkonnen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zaapiel backwards.
A short body shot lands from Harkonnen as the two fighters clinch.
Harkonnen blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harkonnen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Harkonnen gets through Zaapiel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zaapiel lands a left hand.
Zaapiel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zaapiel lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkonnen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harkonnen lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaapiel blocks an uppercut.
Zaapiel is trying to break the clinch but Harkonnen is controlling him.
Harkonnen managing to block the knees to the body from Zaapiel.
Zaapiel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Zaapiel landing knees to the body.
Harkonnen looking to throw knees to the head but Zaapiel is blocking nicely.
Zaapiel takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zaapiel.
Zaapiel is trying to maintain a safe position but Harkonnen gets an underhook and turns Zaapiel into the ropes.
Harkonnen lands a nice uppercut.
Harkonnen misses with the head strike.
Zaapiel struggles to land a body shot inside as Harkonnen controls his hands.
Zaapiel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harkonnen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zaapiel is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkonnen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Harkonnen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Feyd Rautha Harkonnen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harkonnen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harkonnen closes the distance and pushes Zaapiel back into the ropes.
Harkonnen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Harkonnen throws a head punch that misses.
Zaapiel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harkonnen is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaapiel.
Zaapiel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harkonnen's efforts to push away.
Harkonnen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaapiel blocks an uppercut.
Zaapiel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harkonnen tries to work over Zaapiel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harkonnen lands a nice uppercut.
Harkonnen just leaning against Zaapiel, taking a breather.
Zaapiel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaapiel tries to land knees in the clinch but Harkonnen avoids the damage to the body.
Zaapiel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harkonnen breaks from the clinch.
Zaapiel needs to keep his hands up - Harkonnen had a free shot at his head there.
Zaapiel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zaapiel drives through and clinches with Harkonnen against the ropes.
Harkonnen stalling in the clinch but Zaapiel improves position.
Harkonnen tries to work over Zaapiel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harkonnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zaapiel.
Harkonnen avoids the elbow strike from Zaapiel, against the ropes.
Harkonnen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harkonnen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harkonnen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harkonnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harkonnen throws a head kick but Zaapiel moves out of range.
Harkonnen slips a jab and a cross from Zaapiel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaapiel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaapiel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harkonnen wants to clinch.
Zaapiel slips under a jab from Harkonnen.
Zaapiel lands with a slapping head kick.
Zaapiel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harkonnen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaapiel misses the target.
Harkonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaapiel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Zaapiel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zaapiel.
Harkonnen looks for the body kick but Zaapiel saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Harkonnen.
Zaapiel is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen slips under a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaapiel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zaapiel thows a leg kick but Harkonnen checks it
enabling Harkonnen to counter with a crisp jab.
Zaapiel wants to slow Harkonnen down by chopping away at his legs.
Zaapiel misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Harkonnen misses
and Zaapiel counters with a straight right hand.
Harkonnen scores with a jab. Zaapiel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harkonnen defending well as Zaapiel loads up on a big left hand.
Harkonnen misses with a straight right.
Zaapiel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harkonnen.
Zaapiel rushes Harkonnen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Harkonnen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harkonnen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harkonnen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harkonnen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zaapiel tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zaapiel.
Belial Zaapiel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaapiel loads up on a big right hand but Harkonnen slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harkonnen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zaapiel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harkonnen fails to land.
Harkonnen can't find room to land a body shot as Zaapiel controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zaapiel obliges.
Zaapiel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harkonnen's face.
A knee to the head by Zaapiel.
Zaapiel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Zaapiel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaapiel tries to land knees in the clinch but Harkonnen avoids the damage to the body.
Harkonnen throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zaapiel obliges.
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!
Zaapiel is trying to maintain a safe position but Harkonnen gets an underhook and turns Zaapiel into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zaapiel as Harkonnen tries to tie him up.
Zaapiel misses with an elbow over the top.
Harkonnen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zaapiel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zaapiel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaapiel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harkonnen tries to work over Zaapiel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaapiel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaapiel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zaapiel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harkonnen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harkonnen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zaapiel blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Belial Zaapiel really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zaapiel throws a leg kick but Harkonnen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Harkonnen misses the target.
Zaapiel scores with a spinning back kick!
Zaapiel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harkonnen slips under a jab.
Zaapiel throws a body kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a hook but Zaapiel avoids it easily.
Harkonnen takes a swing at Zaapiel's ribcage but misses.
Zaapiel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harkonnen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaapiel.
Harkonnen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zaapiel'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.
Harkonnen swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaapiel uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaapiel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zaapiel can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harkonnen as Zaapiel tries to tie him up.
Harkonnen connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Harkonnen on the inside.
Harkonnen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaapiel's elbow.
Zaapiel lands an elbow inside that Harkonnen shrugs off.
Harkonnen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zaapiel has Harkonnen pressed against the ropes, preventing Harkonnen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harkonnen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zaapiel throws a body punch but Harkonnen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaapiel misses with a body kick.
Zaapiel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaapiel throws a shot from downtown. Harkonnen moves away and avoids it.
Zaapiel throws an overhand right that lands on Harkonnen's shoulder, as Harkonnen tries to avoid the shot.
Zaapiel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harkonnen to score with a decent uppercut.
Harkonnen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaapiel. That did some damage!
Harkonnen moves out of range as Zaapiel throws a body kick.
A good leg kick by Zaapiel.
Harkonnen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harkonnen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zaapiel under the eye.
Harkonnen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harkonnen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harkonnen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen had his way with Belial Zaapiel in that round.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harkonnen throws a body punch but Zaapiel moves out of range.
Harkonnen clobbers Zaapiel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Zaapiel.
Zaapiel scores with the left hand. Harkonnen knows he should have avoided that one.
Zaapiel is looking to chop away at Harkonnen's legs.
Harkonnen slips under a jab.
No joy there for Harkonnen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zaapiel tries to land a front kick but Harkonnen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zaapiel moves out of range as Harkonnen strikes.
Zaapiel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zaapiel moves into range and clinches up with Harkonnen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harkonnen.
Zaapiel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zaapiel looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaapiel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harkonnen.
Zaapiel struggles to land a body shot inside as Harkonnen controls his hands.
Zaapiel connects with a knee to the head.
Belial Zaapiel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harkonnen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harkonnen managing to block the knees to the body from Zaapiel.
A hook to the body from Harkonnen.
Zaapiel trying to control the position but instead, Harkonnen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zaapiel into the ropes.
Harkonnen tries to stall but Zaapiel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harkonnen is looking to break free of the clinch but Zaapiel has double underhooks.
Zaapiel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harkonnen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen breaks from the clinch.
Zaapiel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harkonnen.
Zaapiel tries a head kick but it misses.
Harkonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaapiel.
Zaapiel misses with an uppercut. Harkonnen saw that one coming.
Harkonnen staying out of range there.
Harkonnen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harkonnen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaapiel.
Harkonnen moves into range and clinches up with Zaapiel.
A body shot lands from Harkonnen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harkonnen pushes Zaapiel back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaapiel lands a shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaapiel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harkonnen blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Belial Zaapiel.
Well Harkonnen 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen made sure to mention his sponsor, London eXchange - Laundry / Recovery in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between King Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bird (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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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, King Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bird!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bird checks it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bird. That's going to slow Funkyama down.
Bird is looking to score with low kicks.
Bird smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Funkyama jabs Bird to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bird takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bird.
Funkyama avoids a kick to the body.
Bird sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bird throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bird darts in and clinches Funkyama up against the ropes.
Bird prevents a body shot from Funkyama.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funkyama managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Bird lands an uppercut.
Funkyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funkyama scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird blocking some punches.
Bird dodges an elbow strike from Funkyama.
Funkyama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Funkyama shrugs off.
Funkyama blocks an elbow strike from Bird.
Funkyama is trying to stall.
Funkyama blocks an elbow strike.
Bird lands a right hand.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Bird is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bird lands an elbow inside.
Funkyama misses with a body punch.
Funkyama looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
Funkyama tries to break the clinch but Bird is controlling the position.
Bird scores with a knee to the head.
Funkyama wants to break free but Bird has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bird lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Funkyama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bird creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird throws an elbow that misses.
Funkyama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bird is keeping busy.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bird is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Funkyama wants to break free but Bird has control.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Funkyama missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funkyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bird avoids it.
Funkyama managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section. Funkyama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Funkyama trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Bird will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Funkyama misses.
Bird throws a head kick that misses.
Bird catches Funkyama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bird throws a looping overhand right but Funkyama ducks down to avoid it.
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
Bird lands a nice hook to Funkyama's body. Funkyama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Funkyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bird misses with a looping right.
Funkyama tries to work over Bird's front leg with a kick but Bird checks it.
Funkyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bird closes the distance and pushes Funkyama back into the ropes.
Bird lands a shoulder strike.
Bird utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Funkyama's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bird.
Funkyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Bird lands a knee to the head.
Bird is leaning against Funkyama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Bird.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bird.
Funkyama is rocked!
Bird pushes Funkyama back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Funkyama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bird connects with a knee to the head.
Funkyama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bird lands a right hand.
Bird lands a hook that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
William Bird seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bird slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird cracks Funkyama with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Funkyama goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Funkyama wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). William Bird!
A very excited looking William Bird made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Canedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hollywood Undead - Bitches. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eugene Canedo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canedo misses with a hook
and Dixon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dixon misses with a looping left.
Dixon wants to clinch up but Canedo keeps it at a distance.
Dixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canedo.
Dixon throws a head kick that misses.
Dixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Canedo counters by clinching up.
Canedo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Canedo avoiding damage.
Canedo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Canedo lands an elbow inside.
Canedo misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Dixon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Canedo throws an elbow but misses.
Dixon tries to break the clinch but Canedo is controlling the position.
Canedo has Dixon pressed against the ropes, preventing Dixon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Canedo won't allow it.
Canedo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Canedo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dixon's defenses.
Canedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon working hard to break the clinch.
Dixon wants to break free but Canedo has control.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Canedo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dixon's brow.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Canedo has double underhooks.
Dixon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dixon wants to break free but Canedo has control.
Canedo throws an elbow that misses.
Canedo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
Dixon avoids a wild elbow strike from Canedo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Canedo.
Dixon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Canedo lands a nice uppercut.
Dixon trying to control the position but instead, Canedo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dixon into the ropes.
Dixon blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is trying to force a seperation but Canedo has the dominant position.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Canedo.
Canedo misses with an elbow strike.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Canedo has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Canedo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dixon's brow.
Canedo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Dixon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Canedo has him pressed against the ropes.
Dixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Canedo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Canedo.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canedo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Canedo is controlling him.
Canedo lands an elbow inside.
Dixon avoids the elbow strike from Canedo, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eugene Canedo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dixon misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Canedo there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Canedo.
Dixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canedo.
A slow jab from Dixon misses its intended target.
Canedo missing with a left hand there. Dixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Canedo moves into the clinch.
Dixon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Canedo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Canedo won't allow it.
Canedo pushes off an throws an elbow but Dixon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Canedo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Canedo has double underhooks.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
Dixon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Canedo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dixon digs a right hand underneath Canedo's ribcage. Canedo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Canedo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Canedo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Canedo lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Canedo keeps control of Dixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Canedo is controlling him.
Eugene Canedo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
Dixon misses with a punch to the body.
Canedo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Canedo won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Canedo.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Canedo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Canedo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Canedo controlling the action here for a moment.
Canedo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Canedo lands an elbow inside that Dixon shrugs off.
Canedo throws an elbow but it misses.
Canedo throws an elbow but it misses.
Canedo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canedo lands an elbow inside that Dixon shrugs off.
Dixon takes an elbow to the temple.
Dixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Canedo has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Canedo fails to land.
Dixon blocks the elbow strike.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Canedo is controlling him.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from Canedo.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch but Canedo keeps him there for the moment.
Dixon blocks an elbow strike from Canedo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Canedo won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Canedo throws an elbow but misses.
Canedo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Canedo is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Canedo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dixon's brow.
Canedo prevents Dixon from breaking the clinch.
Dixon tries to break free but Canedo pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Canedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Canedo misses with a two punch combination.
Canedo darts in and clinches Dixon up against the ropes.
Dixon tries to break free but Canedo pushes him back against the ropes.
Canedo misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Canedo.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Canedo lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Canedo.
Dixon avoids a wild elbow strike from Canedo.
Canedo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dixon blocks an elbow strike from Canedo.
Dixon tries to break the clinch but Canedo is controlling the position.
Canedo lands a nice elbow.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Canedo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Canedo.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Canedo has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon takes an elbow to the temple.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Canedo has double underhooks.
Canedo lands an elbow inside that Dixon shrugs off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dixon is trying to force a seperation but Canedo has the dominant position.
Canedo lands an elbow just above Dixon 's eye.
Canedo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dixon's defenses.
Canedo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dixon's efforts to push away.
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Canedo won't allow it.
Dixon working hard to break the clinch.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from Canedo.
Canedo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Canedo lands an elbow just above Dixon 's eye.
Dixon tries to break free but Canedo pushes him back against the ropes.
Canedo trying to control the position but instead, Dixon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Canedo into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canedo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dixon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Canedo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Canedo throws an elbow that misses.
Canedo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Canedo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dixon up against the ropes.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixon tries to circle away but Canedo has him pinned against the ropes.
Dixon takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canedo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
Dixon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Canedo lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Canedo really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Canedo tries to work over Dixon's front leg with a kick but Dixon checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dixon. Canedo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dixon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Canedo misses the shot to the body.
Canedo misses with a straight right.
Canedo misses with a low kick as Dixon jumps back.
Dixon tries to clinch up but Canedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Canedo misses with a looping right.
Dixon misses the jab.
Dixon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Dixon misses.
Dixon looks to land a combination but Canedo avoids it well.
Canedo clinches up with Dixon and pushes him back against the ropes.
Canedo lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.
Dixon takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Canedo.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Canedo is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canedo lands an elbow inside.
Canedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Canedo.
Dixon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Canedo has him pressed against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Canedo.
Nice elbow from Canedo.
Nice elbow from Canedo.
Dixon avoids the elbow strike from Canedo, against the ropes.
Canedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dixon blocks the elbow strike.
Canedo lands a damaging elbow.
Canedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Canedo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dixon's brow.
Canedo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dixon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dixon wants to break free but Canedo has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Canedo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dixon is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Canedo.
Oh Dixon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Canedo stalling against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon tries to break the clinch but Canedo is controlling the position.
Canedo lands a nice elbow.
Canedo throws an elbow that misses.
Canedo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Canedo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Canedo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Canedo lands an elbow inside that Dixon shrugs off.
Dixon is trying to push Canedo away but Canedo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Canedo lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dixon blocks an elbow strike from Canedo.
Canedo lands an elbow just above Dixon 's eye.
Canedo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Canedo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Canedo dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A jab from Canedo misses.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Canedo.
Dixon seems to have got his legs back now.
Dixon throws a leg kick which misses Canedo's front leg but catches the back leg as Canedo tries to avoid it.
Canedo misses with a low kick.
Brian Dixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Canedo fails to land with a series of punches.
Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canedo.
Brian Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon takes a swing at Canedo's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Canedo misses.
Canedo closes the distance and pushes Dixon back into the ropes.
Canedo keeps control of Dixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Canedo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dixon's brow.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from Canedo.
Canedo lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Canedo.
Canedo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Canedo lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon misses with a body punch.
Dixon tries to break free but Canedo pushes him back against the ropes.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
Dixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canedo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Canedo has Dixon pressed against the ropes, preventing Dixon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dixon is trying to force a seperation but Canedo has the dominant position.
Dixon takes an elbow to the temple.
Dixon avoids a wild elbow strike from Canedo.
Eugene Canedo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Canedo throws an elbow but misses.
Dixon avoids a wild elbow strike from Canedo.
Dixon misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Canedo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dixon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dixon tries to break free but Canedo pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canedo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Canedo pushes off an throws an elbow but Dixon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Canedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Canedo lands a nice elbow.
Canedo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dixon's efforts to push away.
Canedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon wants to break free but Canedo has control.
Brian Dixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Canedo lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.
Canedo lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canedo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dixon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dixon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Canedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Canedo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Canedo!
Eugene Canedo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kobra Clothing Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Shingo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Truck The Icepick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeda's entrance music is TAKEDA. A fine choice. The Icepick has chosen Hollywood Undead - Tear It UP as his entrance music. Truck The Icepick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingo Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Truck The Icepick!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Icepick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Icepick.
The Icepick has closed the distance and engaged Takeda in a clinch.
Takeda tries a body shot but The Icepick blocks it.
Takeda misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Icepick lands an elbow just above Takeda 's eye.
Takeda misses with a punch to the body.
The Icepick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takeda lands a right hand.
Takeda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takeda avoids the elbow strike from The Icepick, against the ropes.
Takeda misses with a punch on the inside.
The Icepick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takeda unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Icepick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The Icepick prevents a body shot from Takeda.
The Icepick looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takeda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Takeda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takeda lands an elbow inside that The Icepick shrugs off.
It looks like Truck The Icepick has been cut.
Takeda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takeda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takeda cracks The Icepick with a nice body shot.
Takeda leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Takeda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Icepick's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Takeda.
Takeda tries to throw a body punch but The Icepick avoids it by throwing Takeda back against the ropes.
The Icepick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Icepick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takeda blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Icepick backwards.
Takeda tries to work over The Icepick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Icepick tries a knee to the head but Takeda blocks it.
Takeda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takeda tries a body shot but The Icepick blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Takeda takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Takeda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Icepick backwards.
The Icepick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takeda connects with a knee to the head.
Takeda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takeda thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takeda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takeda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takeda throws a combination that misses
and The Icepick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Icepick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takeda makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. The Icepick really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shingo Takeda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Truck The Icepick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Takeda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Icepick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Icepick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takeda was well out of range. Poor timing from The Icepick.
Takeda throws a series of punches but The Icepick moves out of range.
Takeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takeda thows a body shot but no joy.
Takeda keeps the fight on the outside.
The Icepick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takeda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takeda misses with a wild combination.
The Icepick scores with the left hand. Takeda knows he should have avoided that one.
The Icepick wants to clinch.
The Icepick lands a glancing blow to the side of Takeda's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda tries to clinch up.
The Icepick is looking to clinch but Takeda is avoiding it.
The Icepick tries to clinch up
and Takeda counters with a thumping low kick.
Takeda lands a head kick. The Icepick smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Icepick is rocked!
Takeda lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as The Icepick crumples to the floor! Takeda milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shingo Takeda!
Shingo Takeda thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka comes to the ring accompanied by Superfly -- Curtis Mayfield and Ice T . Stark is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jay Z - Dig a Hole. 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, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
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, Thomas Stark!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark works over Snuka's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Stark.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snuka.
Snuka blocks a low kick nicely.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snuka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Snuka.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Snuka.
Stark lands a nice hook to Snuka's body. Snuka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stark rushes Snuka and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snuka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Snuka.
Stark lands a body punch.
Snuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snuka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stark.
Snuka is breathing heavily.
Stark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stark misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Stark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stark throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark clinches up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Snuka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stark putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Snuka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snuka blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stark is leaning against Snuka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Stark.
Stark lands a good knee to the midsection. Snuka won't want to take too many of those.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
Stark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark lands a really nice looking cross but Snuka seems unphased.
Snuka is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stark stuns Snuka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stark lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Stark.
Snuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snuka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stark clips Snuka with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Snuka a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Oh Snuka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snuka walks straight into a solid jab from Stark. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Stark follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Snuka out cold! Snuka toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thomas Stark! Thomas Stark retains his light heavyweight title!
Thomas Stark bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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