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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Olrax Recto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Cold Wind Blows. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olrax Recto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Recto in a clinch.
Recto looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Recto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Recto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Recto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Recto throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Recto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee connects with a high kick.
It looks like Olrax Recto has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Recto.
Recto moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Recto tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Recto tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Recto throws a combination that misses
and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee pushes Recto back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the ropes.
Recto tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the ropes.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Recto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Recto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Recto.
Lee has Recto pressed against the ropes, preventing Recto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Recto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Recto gets tackled into the ropes by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee keeps control of Recto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Recto is rocked!
Lee feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Recto collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chuck Lee!
A victorious Chuck Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Duchess Queensbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tootsie Roll (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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duchess Queensbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tootsie Roll!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queensbury looks for the body kick but Roll saw that one coming.
Roll throws the kick towards the body but Queensbury avoids it.
Queensbury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roll wants to slow Queensbury down by chopping away at his legs.
Roll tries to clinch up.
Roll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roll wants to clinch.
A head kick by Queensbury misses
and Roll counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slow jab from Roll misses its intended target.
Queensbury lands with a good body shot.
Roll dodges the punch combination from Queensbury.
Roll throws out a leg kick but Queensbury moves out of range and Roll only half commits.
Roll rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Queensbury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roll lands a head kick!
Queensbury lands a leg kick that knocks Roll off balance momentarily.
Queensbury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch but Queensbury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Queensbury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roll turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Queensbury scores with a hook to the body. Roll takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Queensbury misses with a head kick.
Queensbury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Roll lands but Queensbury takes it in his stride.
Roll misses with a leg kick
enabling Queensbury to counter with a crisp jab.
Roll throws out a loose jab but Queensbury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roll is looking to chop away at Queensbury's legs.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Queensbury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Queensbury throws a low kick but Roll moves out of range easily.
Queensbury bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roll's head backwards.
Queensbury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roll.
Roll is looking to chop away at Queensbury's legs.
Roll misses with a low kick.
Roll lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roll tries to move into range but Queensbury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Queensbury throws a head kick but Roll moves out of range.
Queensbury defending well as Roll loads up on a big left hand.
Queensbury throws a poor cross that misses
and Roll counters with a leg kick.
Roll misses with a head kick.
Roll throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roll blocks a low kick nicely.
Queensbury thows a body kick. Roll tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Queensbury tries to close the distance and clinch but Roll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Queensbury looks to land a body kick but Roll moved away.
Roll throws out a leg kick but Queensbury moves out of range and Roll only half commits.
Roll tries to clinch but Queensbury is having none of it.
Queensbury scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll tries to clinch there but Queensbury circles away.
Queensbury takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Queensbury dodges the punch combination from Roll.
Roll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Queensbury can pounce on him.
A jab from Roll does it's job there.
Roll steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Queensbury. That one must have hurt.
Roll throws a looping overhand right but Queensbury ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Roll 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tootsie Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roll.
Queensbury slips under a jab.
Queensbury throws a sloppy head kick and Roll moves out of range easily.
Queensbury lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Roll.
Nice defenses there by Roll.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queensbury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queensbury looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Queensbury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Roll paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Queensbury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roll.
Roll moves in looking to clinch but Queensbury pushes him off.
Roll is looking to clinch but Queensbury is avoiding it.
Roll misses the shot to the body.
Queensbury lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roll.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roll, as that shot connected.
Roll tries to clinch
and Queensbury counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Queensbury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roll looks to land a right hand but Queensbury moved out of range.
Queensbury ducks under a wild hook from Roll.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tootsie Roll dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Queensbury throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Queensbury tries to clinch up but Roll circles away and keeps his distance.
Roll takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roll tries to clinch up but Queensbury circles away and keeps his distance.
Roll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Queensbury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roll wants to clinch.
Roll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Queensbury.
Roll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Roll, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Queensbury misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roll has a couple of punches blocked by Queensbury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll lands a right hand.
Queensbury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Queensbury sizes up Roll with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roll tries to clinch there but Queensbury circles away.
Queensbury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roll.
Roll connects with a right hand. Queensbury shakes it off.
Queensbury clinches with his opponent.
Roll is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Queensbury is defending well for now.
Roll prevents Queensbury from breaking the clinch.
Queensbury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roll throws a hook but Queensbury avoids it easily.
Queensbury catches Roll with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roll throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up but Queensbury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queensbury lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roll lands a nice leg kick that just misses Queensbury's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queensbury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roll throws a right hand that misses
and Queensbury counters with an inside leg kick.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch but Queensbury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Roll.
Queensbury walks into a stiff left hand from Roll.
Queensbury avoids the head kick by Roll.
Roll is looking to clinch but Queensbury is avoiding it.
Queensbury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roll blocks a head kick by Queensbury.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Queensbury throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Queensbury there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll swings widly with a right hand
and Queensbury holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Queensbury prevents a body shot from Roll.
Roll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Queensbury's elbow.
Queensbury manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up but Queensbury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Roll throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Queensbury.
Roll 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.
Roll misses with a hook.
Queensbury scores with a decent looking hook.
Queensbury slips under a jab from Roll.
Queensbury ducks under a wild hook from Roll.
Roll fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roll will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tootsie Roll seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roll throws a solid leg kick but Queensbury takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roll.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queensbury throws a leg kick
and Roll counters with a good low kick that Queensbury was not able to check.
Roll moves out of range as Queensbury throws a body kick.
Queensbury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roll.
Roll misses with a low kick.
Queensbury scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roll wants to clinch up but Queensbury keeps it at a distance.
Roll throws a chopping leg kick but Queensbury manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Roll checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queensbury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Queensbury ducks under a wild hook from Roll.
Roll needs to keep his hands up - Queensbury had a free shot at his head there.
Roll moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roll throws an elbow that misses.
Queensbury lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Roll blocks the elbow strike.
Roll's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Queensbury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Duchess Queensbury will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Queensbury checks a leg kick nicely.
Queensbury throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roll throws a lazy right hand but Queensbury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roll throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Queensbury as he checks the leg kick.
Roll tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Queensbury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Roll.
Roll throws a solid leg kick but Queensbury takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roll.
Roll takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Queensbury throws a head kick but Roll moves out of range.
Queensbury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roll tries a head kick but it misses.
Roll rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Queensbury counters with a nice kick to the body.
Queensbury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roll looks to score with a jab to the body but Queensbury is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queensbury will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Queensbury throws a body punch but Roll moves out of range.
Roll misses with a hook. Queensbury ducked under it nicely.
Roll throws a chopping leg kick but Queensbury manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roll looks to throw the jab but Queensbury is out of range.
Queensbury keeps the fight on the outside.
Queensbury scoring well with a low kick there.
Queensbury takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roll throws a jab when Queensbury was well out of range.
Queensbury misses with a two punch combination.
Roll throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Queensbury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roll pivots, looking for a leg kick but Queensbury is out of range and Roll settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll forces Queensbury back against the ropes and clinches.
Queensbury manages to break the clinch.
Queensbury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Queensbury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roll throws an overhand right that lands on Queensbury's shoulder, as Queensbury tries to avoid the shot.
Roll takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roll throws a head kick but Queensbury moves out of range.
Queensbury keeps the fight on the outside.
Roll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queensbury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Queensbury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roll connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roll connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roll throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Queensbury misses
and Roll counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Queensbury thinking.
Queensbury blocks a head kick by Roll.
Queensbury wants to clinch up but Roll keeps it at a distance.
Roll lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Queensbury.
Roll fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Queensbury has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roll avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Roll throws a looping overhand right but Queensbury ducks down to avoid it.
Queensbury tries to clinch there but Roll circles away.
Roll is looking to score with low kicks.
Roll moves out of range of the leg kick from Queensbury.
Roll slips under a jab.
A big left from Roll misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Queensbury!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queensbury pushes Roll up against the ropes in a clinch.
Roll has a couple of punches blocked by Queensbury.
Queensbury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Queensbury throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roll.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Queensbury.
Queensbury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roll gets a clinch.
Roll lands with a short shot to the head.
Roll pushes off an throws an elbow but Queensbury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Queensbury blocks an elbow strike.
Queensbury has Roll pressed against the ropes, preventing Roll from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queensbury is trying to force a seperation but Roll has the dominant position.
Queensbury blocks a body shot from Roll.
Queensbury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Queensbury gets through Roll's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Roll creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tootsie Roll.
Well Roll 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tootsie Roll!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dennis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Blaze (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reynolds blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Reynolds lands with a nice body kick.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reynolds lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reynolds misses with a low kick.
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reynolds doesn't seem bothered though.
Reynolds misses with a low kick.
Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.
Reynolds throws a body kick that misses.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
Reynolds throws a half hearted mid kick.
Phil Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Reynolds moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Reynolds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blaze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Reynolds is out of range.
Blaze tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reynolds is able to avoid easily.
Blaze takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reynolds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reynolds moves away from the strike by Blaze.
Reynolds buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blaze misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reynolds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze throws a low kick but Reynolds moves out of range easily.
Blaze misses with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reynolds.
Nice uppercut lands for Reynolds. That snapped Blaze's head back.
Blaze throws a leg kick
and Reynolds makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Blaze really felt that one!
Reynolds scores with a push kick.
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reynolds looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crunch! Reynolds slams his shin into Blaze's torso.
Blaze has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reynolds.
Blaze looks gassed!
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Reynolds scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Blaze blocks the leg kick.
Blaze takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reynolds feints and then cracks Blaze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaze down.
Reynolds fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaze.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reynolds checks it well.
Blaze misses with a looping left.
Reynolds throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaze misses with a leg kick.
Blaze throws a solid leg kick but Reynolds takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaze.
Reynolds connects with a leg kick. Blaze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reynolds thumps Blaze with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze throws the kick towards the body but Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds lunges at Blaze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blaze's hand.
Reynolds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reynolds throws a leg kick that misses.
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reynolds lands a jab.
Blaze misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.
Blaze looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reynolds dips down 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!
Blaze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reynolds looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reynolds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Reynolds dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blaze is looking to score with low kicks.
Dennis Reynolds is winning the standup battle so far.
Reynolds throws a low kick but Blaze avoids it.
Blaze throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
A head kick from Blaze lands but Reynolds takes it in his stride.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Reynolds moves out of range easily.
Reynolds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reynolds lands with a kick to the temple. Blaze shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reynolds connects with a leg kick. Blaze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reynolds connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blaze. Blaze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reynolds throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blaze.
Blaze swings widly with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaze takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reynolds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reynolds feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blaze's calf.
Reynolds lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blaze will feel that in the morning.
Blaze throws a lazy head kick
and Reynolds counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Reynolds throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reynolds scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Reynolds there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reynolds is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reynolds buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Reynolds tenderised Blaze's leg. Blaze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reynolds throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Phil Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reynolds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds scores with a head kick.
Blaze is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Reynolds connects with a nice looking jab.
Blaze is rocked!
Reynolds lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaze is still on wobbly legs! Can Reynolds finish him?
Reynolds throws a leg kick which misses Blaze's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaze tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
An inside leg kick lands from Reynolds.
Reynolds and Blaze are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Reynolds throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Blaze into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Reynolds 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 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dennis Reynolds!
A very excited looking Dennis Reynolds 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marku Huntu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Sapp is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marku Huntu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Huntu.
Sapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sapp cracks Huntu with a good jab.
It looks like Marku Huntu has been cut.
Sapp scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Huntu to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Sapp away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Huntu got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Huntu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sapp doesn't seem phased though.
Huntu tries to clinch but Sapp is having none of it.
Huntu lands a really nice looking cross but Sapp seems unphased.
Huntu moves out of range of the strikes.
Sapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huntu moves away.
Sapp throws a looping overhand right but Huntu ducks down to avoid it.
Sapp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Huntu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sapp scrambles back to his feet.
Sapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huntu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sapp misses with a hook.
No joy there for Huntu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huntu jabs Sapp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sapp under the eye.
Sapp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sapp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huntu is looking to clinch.
Huntu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No joy there for Huntu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huntu moves out of range of the strikes.
Sapp misses with a looping left.
Sapp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huntu is looking to clinch but Sapp is avoiding it.
Huntu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sapp's head.
Huntu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sapp throws a big shot that misses.
Sapp throws a shot from downtown. Huntu moves away and avoids it.
Sapp loads up on a big right hand but Huntu slips the punch.
Sapp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Huntu to score with a decent uppercut.
Sapp might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sapp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sapp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sapp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sapp connects with a quick right hand that sends Huntu tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bob Sapp!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Evander Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wellington has chosen Suffragrette City as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Evander Hollyfield could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Graham Wellington's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evander Hollyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graham Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollyfield misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hollyfield. That's going to slow Wellington down.
Evander Hollyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Hollyfield misses.
Hollyfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wellington manages to avoid it.
Hollyfield attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hollyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wellington lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Wellington.
Wellington throws a jab when Hollyfield was well out of range.
Hollyfield slips a straight right by Wellington.
Hollyfield misses with a two punch combination.
Wellington throws a looping overhand right but Hollyfield ducks down to avoid it.
Hollyfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wellington moves away.
Wellington fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington dodges the punch combination from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wellington misses the shot to the body.
Wellington throws a body punch but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Hollyfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wellington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hollyfield swings for the body but Wellington moves out of range.
No joy there for Wellington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Hollyfield as he connects with a hook.
Hollyfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hollyfield throws a low kick but Wellington moves out of range easily.
Wellington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hollyfield counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wellington slips a jab and a cross from Hollyfield.
Wellington takes a swing at Hollyfield's ribcage but misses.
Hollyfield connects with a looping right hand.
Hollyfield connects with a body shot that sends Wellington's belly button to the back.
Hollyfield misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hollyfield. Those never looked like landing.
Hollyfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wellington.
Hollyfield throws a leg kick but Wellington moved away.
Wellington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hollyfield lands with a hook. Wellington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hollyfield slips a straight right by Wellington.
Hollyfield with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hollyfield misses the target.
Wellington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hollyfield on the side of the head.
Hollyfield works the jab nicely.
Hollyfield chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hollyfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield misses with a shot to the body
and Wellington counters with an outside leg kick.
Hollyfield blocks a jab.
Wellington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wellington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wellington swinging wildly here.
Wellington misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wellington misses the jab.
Wellington missing with a left hand there. Hollyfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wellington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield clobbers Wellington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollyfield.
Wellington rushes Hollyfield and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hollyfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wellington backwards.
Hollyfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wellington backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wellington lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wellington throws an elbow but misses.
Hollyfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hollyfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Wellington won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Hollyfield dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hollyfield throws a series of punches but Wellington moves out of range.
Hollyfield slips a straight right by Wellington.
Hollyfield misses with a looping right.
Hollyfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wellington manages to avoid it.
Hollyfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wellington circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid body kick from Wellington.
Wellington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hollyfield tries to move into range but Wellington moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wellington throws a big shot that misses.
Wellington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hollyfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wellington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wellington throws a combination that misses
and Hollyfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hollyfield digs a good body shot into Wellington's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hollyfield misses.
Hollyfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wellington looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hollyfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollyfield throws a sloppy body shot
and Wellington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wellington moves in looking to clinch but Hollyfield pushes him off.
Evander Hollyfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hollyfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Hollyfield misses with an uppercut.
Hollyfield lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hollyfield defending well as Wellington loads up on a big left hand.
Hollyfield throws a series of punches but Wellington moves out of range.
Wellington misses with a body punch
and Hollyfield counters with a three punch combo that has Wellington backing up. Wellington nods at Hollyfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Evander Hollyfield is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington is looking to land body kicks.
Wellington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollyfield misses with a wild combination.
Wellington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hollyfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hollyfield swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Hollyfield. Those never looked like landing.
Hollyfield tries a low kick but Wellington avoids it.
Wellington throws a nice looking combination but Hollyfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hollyfield misses with a wild combination.
Wellington closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Wellington.
Hollyfield managing to block the knees to the body from Wellington.
A body shot lands from Wellington.
Wellington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wellington throws a shot from downtown. Hollyfield moves away and avoids it.
Wellington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hollyfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hollyfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wellington.
Hollyfield throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wellington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollyfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Wellington.
Hollyfield tries to keep at a distance but Wellington has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington tries a body shot but Hollyfield blocks it.
Hollyfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Wellington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Wellington - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollyfield is trying to break the clinch but Wellington has him pressed against the ropes.
Hollyfield breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hollyfield.
Hollyfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wellington.
Wellington throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellington avoids the head kick by Hollyfield.
Wellington dodges the punch combination from Hollyfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Graham Wellington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hollyfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wellington 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 Hollyfield has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hollyfield and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hollyfield misses with a hook. Wellington ducked under it nicely.
Wellington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hollyfield misses the shot to the body.
Hollyfield throws a leg kick
and Wellington counters with a nice uppercut.
Wellington moves into the clinch successfully.
Wellington misses with a punch to the body.
Wellington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wellington keeps control of Hollyfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hollyfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wellington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollyfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hollyfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hollyfield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wellington looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollyfield is just out of range.
Hollyfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Wellington is just out of range.
Wellington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield swinging wildly here.
Hollyfield staying out of range there.
Hollyfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Wellington is just out of range.
Wellington connects with a jab.
Hollyfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollyfield. Wellington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollyfield looks to throw the jab but Wellington is out of range.
Hollyfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wellington eats them both and turns towards Hollyfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hollyfield misses with a wild body shot.
Wellington clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Wellington fails to land.
Wellington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wellington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hollyfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield avoids the body shot from Wellington.
Hollyfield scores with a head kick.
Wellington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hollyfield.
Sloppy strikes from Hollyfield. Those never looked like landing.
Wellington throws a series of punches but Hollyfield avoids them all with ease.
Wellington moves forwards but Hollyfield connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wellington clinches up with Hollyfield and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wellington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wellington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hollyfield avoiding damage as Wellington throws knees to the body.
Hollyfield breaks from the clinch.
Hollyfield misses with the combination.
Hollyfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington misses with a body shot.
Wellington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hollyfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hollyfield feints and then cracks Wellington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wellington down.
Wellington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollyfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Wellington takes a swing at Hollyfield's ribcage but misses.
Hollyfield throws a right hand that Wellington ducks under and follows up with a left that Wellington also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Hollyfield showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hollyfield has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evander Hollyfield!
Evander Hollyfield 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maurício Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamus McDermid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDermid has chosen The Drunken Scotsman - The Irish Rovers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maurício Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shamus McDermid!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rua misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Rua checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McDermid defending well as Rua loads up on a big left hand.
McDermid instigates a clinch.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Maurício Rua has been cut.
McDermid missing with knees to the body.
McDermid prevents a body shot from Rua.
McDermid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Rua tries to work over McDermid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDermid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua takes a shot to the head.
McDermid lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by McDermid.
McDermid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDermid misses with an elbow strike.
McDermid blocks an uppercut.
Rua working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from McDermid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermid tries to stall but Rua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McDermid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDermid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Rua is trying to push McDermid away but McDermid has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, McDermid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Rua.
Rua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDermid backwards.
McDermid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDermid misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua lands a right hand.
McDermid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from McDermid, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua scores with a shot to the side of McDermid's head.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Rua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rua dodges an elbow strike from McDermid.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua tests McDermid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rua shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McDermid eats them both and turns towards Rua to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McDermid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McDermid.
McDermid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDermid throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McDermid.
McDermid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Rua misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDermid lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Maurício Rua's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McDermid.
Rua is leaning against McDermid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McDermid stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
Rua blocks the elbow strike.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but McDermid avoids it by throwing Rua back against the ropes.
McDermid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
McDermid misses with an elbow strike.
McDermid blocking some punches.
Rua lands an uppercut.
McDermid misses with a knee to the head.
Rua dodges an elbow strike from McDermid.
Rua blocks an elbow strike.
McDermid gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rua avoids a wild elbow strike from McDermid.
Rua scores with a shot to the side of McDermid's head.
McDermid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDermid pushes off an throws an elbow but Rua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by McDermid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDermid looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by McDermid.
McDermid effectively controlling the action here.
Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDermid's elbow.
Rua working hard to break the clinch.
Rua scores with a shot to the side of McDermid's head.
McDermid'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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDermid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by McDermid.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as McDermid controls his hands.
Rua takes a knee to the side of the body.
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 Maurício Rua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maurício Rua'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.
McDermid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua throws a head kick that half lands.
Rua misses with a straight right.
McDermid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDermid lands with a thumping leg kick.
McDermid darts in and clinches Rua up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Rua avoiding damage as McDermid throws knees to the body.
McDermid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDermid tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
McDermid looking to stall.
Rua misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McDermid.
Maurício Rua's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rua avoids a wild elbow strike from McDermid.
McDermid lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Rua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDermid blocking some punches.
McDermid lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Maurício Rua's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from McDermid.
Rua misses with a body punch.
McDermid taking a breather.
Rua wants to break free but McDermid has control.
McDermid blocks an uppercut.
McDermid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maurício Rua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shamus McDermid!
Shamus McDermid took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Spurro Sparre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sexy and I Know It . The crowd seem to be enjoying Franklin's choice of entrance music: Nas- Ether. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spurro Sparre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rich Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franklin ducks under a wild hook from Sparre.
Franklin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sparre. Sparre obviously looking to wear him down.
Sparre swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Sparre.
It looks like Rich Franklin has been cut.
Franklin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sparre can pounce on him.
Franklin tries to clinch up but Sparre circles away and keeps his distance.
Franklin moves in looking to clinch but Sparre pushes him off.
Rich Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin closes the distance but Sparre moves to the side
and Sparre counters with a nice body shot.
Franklin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sparre.
Sparre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Sparre counter with a right hand.
Franklin tries to clinch there but Sparre circles away.
Sparre throws a head kick that half lands.
Sparre swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
Franklin tries to clinch but Sparre moves away
letting Sparre counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin moves to clinch but Sparre breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sparre misses with a body shot.
Franklin tries to clinch
and Sparre counters with a straight right hand.
Sparre misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franklin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franklin tries to clinch up.
Sparre swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
Sparre swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
Franklin walks into a left hand.
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franklin misses with a double jab
and Sparre counters with a good low kick that Franklin was not able to check.
Sparre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Franklin in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparre blocks a head kick by Franklin.
Sparre scores with a head kick.
Franklin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparre ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Franklin out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spurro Sparre!
An out of breath Spurro Sparre 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chucky Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakke Somali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Remember my name. Somali comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sakke - Oonhan Suomalainen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sakke Somali enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chucky Kahn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakke Somali!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kahn clinches.
Kahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Somali throws a punch but it's blocked by Kahn.
Somali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kahn blocks an elbow strike.
Kahn misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Kahn.
Kahn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Somali blocks it with crossed arms.
Kahn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Somalis head.
A head punch on the inside from Kahn fails to land.
Somali misses with an elbow over the top.
Somali misses with the head strike.
Kahn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Somali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kahn or not.
Kahn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Somali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Somali avoiding damage as Kahn throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Somali prevents a body shot from Kahn.
Somali manages to break the clinch.
Somali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Somali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahn moves into range and clinches up with Somali.
Somali lands a hook that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Kahn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Somali misses with some punches.
Kahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Somali controls his hands.
Kahn works on Somali's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Kahn.
Kahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Somali.
Still in the clinch, Somali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Somali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Somali lands with a left to the head.
Kahn misses with a body punch.
Kahn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Somali's elbow.
A short right from Kahn on the inside.
Somali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kahn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Somali backwards.
Kahn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Somali backwards.
Somali lands with a short shot to the head.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Somali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn misses with some punches.
Kahn scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Somali.
Somali tries to break the clinch but Kahn is controlling the position.
Kahn tries a body shot but Somali blocks it.
Somali creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kahn lands a body punch.
Somali lands a damaging elbow.
Kahn lands with a left to the head.
Somali scores a nice knee to the body.
Kahn looking to throw knees to the head but Somali is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Somali.
Somali connects with a knee to the head.
Somali pushes Kahn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kahn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kahn can't find room to land a body shot as Somali controls the action.
A short left from Kahn.
Somali trying to land knees to the body.
Somali with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Somali prevents a body shot from Kahn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahn.
Kahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Somali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kahn misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Somali swings wildly with an uppercut but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Somali prevents a body shot from Kahn.
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 Chucky Kahn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Somali clinches up with Kahn and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kahn fails to land.
Somali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kahns head.
Good body shot from Kahn.
A shot in the inside from Kahn.
Somali comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Somali lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Somali.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn tries to throw a body punch but Somali avoids it by throwing Kahn back against the ropes.
Somali misses with some punches.
Kahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Somali.
Chucky Kahn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Somali takes a shot to the head.
Kahn tries to land knees in the clinch but Somali avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Somali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Somali just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kahn's brow.
Kahn working aggressively here.
Somali misses with an elbow strike.
Somali lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Chucky Kahn has been cut.
Kahn lands with a light punch inside.
Somali misses with some punches.
Kahn can't find room to land a body shot as Somali controls the action.
Somali throws a head punch that misses.
Kahn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Somali managing to block the knees to the body from Kahn.
Kahn can't find room to land a body shot as Somali controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Somali throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kahn tries to land a knee to the head but Somali blocks with his arms.
Kahn avoids the elbow strike from Somali, against the ropes.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Somali.
Kahn works on Somali's body with a couple of short punches.
Kahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Somali lands an elbow that stopped Kahn in his tracks for a moment.
Kahn lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sakke Somali has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kahn.
Somali prevents a body shot from Kahn.
Kahn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Somali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Somali scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn looking to throw knees to the head but Somali is blocking nicely.
Somali landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Somali misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Kahn.
Kahn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kahn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Somali is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn pushes Somali back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Somali throws an elbow but misses.
Somali can't find room to land a body shot as Kahn controls the action.
Kahn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Somali's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Kahn.
Somali takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somali blocks an elbow strike from Kahn.
Somali has a couple of punches blocked by Kahn.
Kahn blocking some punches.
Kahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Somali.
Somali lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kahn managing to block the knees to the body from Somali.
Kahn tries a body shot but Somali blocks it.
Somali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Kahn misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kahn avoids a wild elbow strike from Somali.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Somali.
Somali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Somali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chucky Kahn dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kahn clinches up against the ropes.
Kahn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Somali misses with some punches.
Somali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kahn gets through Somali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Somali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Somali.
Somali has a couple of punches blocked by Kahn.
Kahn lands a shot to the body.
Kahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Somali controls his hands.
Somali has a couple of punches blocked by Kahn.
Kahn avoids the elbow strike from Somali, against the ropes.
Somali avoiding damage as Kahn throws knees to the body.
Somali misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn gets through Somali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kahn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kahn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kahn can't find room to land a body shot as Somali controls the action.
Kahn can't find room to land a body shot as Somali controls the action.
Kahn working aggressively here.
Kahn misses with a knee strike.
Kahn blocking some punches.
Somali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kahn blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Somali.
Sakke Somali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kahn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kahn tries to throw a body punch but Somali avoids it by throwing Kahn back against the ropes.
Kahn lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kahn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somali misses with a punch on the inside.
Somali throws an elbow that misses.
Kahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Somali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Somali lands an elbow just above Kahn 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Somali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kahn lands an elbow just above Somali 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Somali just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kahn's brow.
Kahn tries a body shot but Somali blocks it.
Kahn misses with the head strike.
Somali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kahn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Somali lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kahn.
Kahn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kahn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kahn can't find room to land a body shot as Somali controls the action.
Somali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Somali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Somali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somali misses with a body punch.
Somali prevents a body shot from Kahn.
Kahn pushes Somali back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Kahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Somali is rocked!
Somali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kahn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Somali backwards.
Somali is still on wobbly legs! Can Kahn finish him?
Kahn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Somali backwards.
Somali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Kahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kahn lands with a light punch inside.
Kahn misses with some punches.
Kahn lands with a right to the head.
Kahn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kahn can't find room to land a body shot as Somali controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chucky Kahn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kahn 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chucky Kahn!
Chucky Kahn retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Chucky Kahn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ugly Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spud Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ugly Kid Joe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ugly Kid Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spud Montana!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montana fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Joe misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Montana misses the target.
Joe misses with a few strikes there.
Montana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Montana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spud Montana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Montana scores with a head kick. Joe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Ugly Kid Joe has been cut.
Joe scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe tries to bum rush Montana with a series of wild strikes but Montana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montana thumps Joe with a low kick.
Montana is looking to chop away at Joe's legs.
Montana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Montana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Montana moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montana. That's going to slow Joe down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montana.
Joe is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joe walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Montana and drops face first to the floor! Joe's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Joe in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Spud Montana!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rysty Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharinov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls. 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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252 lbs
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300 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rysty Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari misses with a wild body shot.
Kharinov moves out of range as Sankari strikes.
Sankari avoids the head kick by Kharinov.
Kharinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sankari misses with a body shot.
Sankari keeps the fight on the outside.
Kharinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Kharinov. Those never looked like landing.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kharinov throws a big shot that misses.
Kharinov tries to clinch
and Sankari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kharinov slips a jab and a cross from Sankari.
Kharinov is looking to clinch but Sankari is avoiding it.
Kharinov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sankari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sankari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Sergey Kharinov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankari 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.
Sankari cracks a nice hook into Kharinov's ribs.
Kharinov looks to clinch
and Sankari counters with a straight right that drops Kharinov on his ass! Kharinov jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Kharinov is rocked!
Kharinov drops his hands momentarily and Sankari needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Kharinov just on the top of the head. Kharinov drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Kharinov - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rysty Sankari!
A very excited looking Rysty Sankari 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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hype
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FIGHT
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