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UFN 78 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Repullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xerxes Alves (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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275 lbs
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289 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raymond Repullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xerxes Alves!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repullo lands with a straight right. Alves didn't see that one coming.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves tries to clinch up but Repullo circles away and keeps his distance.
Repullo scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Repullo misses.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Repullo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Repullo misses with a low kick.
Alves cracks Repullo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Repullo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Repullo slips under a jab from Alves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves has closed the distance and engaged Repullo in a clinch.
Alves trying to control the position but instead, Repullo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alves into the cage.
Repullo working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Repullo.
Alves looking to throw knees to the head but Repullo is blocking nicely.
Alves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves pushes Repullo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a knee strike.
Alves takes a shot to the head.
Alves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Repullo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Repullo is trying to break free.
Alves lands a knee to the head.
Alves lands a body shot.
Alves lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Raymond Repullo has been cut.
Repullo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Alves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Repullo.
Alves gets through Repullo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Repullo is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Repullo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alves connects with a knee to the head.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Repullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alves lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a shoulder strike.
Alves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Repullo looking to stall.
Alves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Repullo backwards.
Alves landing knees to the head.
Alves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Repullo is rocked!
Alves dips a shoulder and cracks Repullo with a mighty uppercut! Repullo falls back against the cage and Alves unloads with a barrage of strikes! Repullo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Alves screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xerxes Alves!
After winning the bout, Xerxes Alves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avelino Salonoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Mattar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Avelino Salonoy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280 lbs
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289 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Avelino Salonoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Mattar!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salonoy scores with a body shot.
Salonoy tries to work over Mattar's front leg with a kick but Mattar checks it.
A cross from Salonoy lands.
Mattar tries to clinch there but Salonoy circles away.
Mattar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mattar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mattar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salonoy.
Salonoy tries to land a front kick but Mattar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mattar avoids the head kick by Salonoy.
Salonoy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salonoy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mattar is out of range and Salonoy settles back down.
Mattar takes a swing at Salonoy's ribcage but misses.
Salonoy missing with a left hand there. Mattar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mattar moves in looking to clinch but Salonoy pushes him off.
A jab from Mattar misses.
Mattar throws a hook to the side of Salonoy's head but Salonoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mattar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Salonoy.
Nice shot by Salonoy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salonoy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonoy 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.
Salonoy throws a leg kick but Mattar checks it.
Mattar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salonoy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mattar clinches up against the cage.
Salonoy trying to control the position but instead, Mattar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Salonoy into the cage.
Salonoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salonoy lands the left hand.
Mattar closes the distance and clinches.
Mattar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salonoy throws a head punch that misses.
Salonoy working hard to break the clinch.
Salonoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mattar lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Avelino Salonoy has been cut.
Mattar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattar scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mattar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salonoy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mattar looks winded!
Mattar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mattar scores with a shot to the side of Salonoy's head.
Mattar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salonoy backwards.
Mattar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salonoy's efforts to push away.
Salonoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salonoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salonoy 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 Mattar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mattar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mattar drives through and clinches with Salonoy against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mattar.
Mattar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mattar scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Mattar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avelino Salonoy's cut.
That's time! Salonoy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Salonoy defending well as Mattar loads up on a big left hand.
Salonoy is rocked!
Mattar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Salonoy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mattar throws a jab when Salonoy was well out of range.
Mattar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mattar is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Salonoy hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rafael Mattar!
A victorious Rafael Mattar 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raflley Southbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicente Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raflley Southbrook has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raflley Southbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vicente Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge tries to clinch up.
Southbrook looks to throw the jab but Jorge is out of range.
Jorge slaps away a takedown attempt from Southbrook, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jorge lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jorge scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vicente Jorge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Southbrook misses with a body shot.
Southbrook ducks right into an uppercut from Jorge.
Southbrook thows a body shot but no joy.
Southbrook changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jorge looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Southbrook working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Southbrook has hold of Jorge's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jorge seems comfortable defending it but Southbrook has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jorge is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jorge is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Southbrook couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raflley Southbrook!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias El Kapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, San Miguel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elias El Kapitan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miguel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Kapitan scores with a sloppy right hand. Miguel should have avoided that one.
El Kapitan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miguel misses with a low kick.
Miguel throws a body kick that misses.
San Miguel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Kapitan throws out a leg kick but Miguel moves out of range and El Kapitan only half commits.
Jab, jab by Miguel - just one landing.
El Kapitan tries a head kick but it misses.
El Kapitan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miguel thumps El Kapitan with a low kick.
Miguel tries to clinch up but El Kapitan circles away and keeps his distance.
Miguel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miguel has closed the distance and engaged El Kapitan in a clinch.
El Kapitan is looking to control Miguel's arms but Miguel gets an underhook and turns him. Now El Kapitan has his back to the cage.
Miguel working aggressively here.
El Kapitan wants to get back to striking at distance but Miguel won't allow it.
Miguel lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on El Kapitan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
El Kapitan can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kapitan slowing the pace effectively.
El Kapitan blocking some punches.
El Kapitan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for El Kapitan.
El Kapitan manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miguel!
Miguel has closed the distance and engaged El Kapitan in a clinch.
El Kapitan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miguel breaks from the clinch.
Miguel lands a nice looking body kick.
Miguel misses with a body kick.
El Kapitan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miguel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miguel wants to clinch up but El Kapitan keeps it at a distance.
Miguel clinches.
Miguel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
El Kapitan throws a head kick but Miguel moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miguel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract El Kapitan.
Miguel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
El Kapitan looks to land a left hand but Miguel moved out of range nicely.
Miguel looks to land a body kick but El Kapitan moved away.
Miguel lands with a right hand.
It looks like Elias El Kapitan has been cut.
El Kapitan is looking to slow Miguel down with leg kicks.
El Kapitan avoids a kick to the body.
Miguel lands a leg kick that knocks El Kapitan off balance momentarily.
Miguel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by El Kapitan.
El Kapitan scores with a body shot.
El Kapitan looks winded!
Miguel is looking to slow El Kapitan down with leg kicks.
Miguel doesn't manage to clinch there - El Kapitan circles away.
El Kapitan motions for Miguel to come forward. El Kapitan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miguel misses with a low kick.
El Kapitan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miguel's sensitive parts.
Miguel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miguel tries to land a front kick but El Kapitan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miguel scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Miguel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elias El Kapitan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Miguel connects with a solid leg kick.
Miguel staying out of range there.
El Kapitan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miguel darts in and clinches El Kapitan up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Miguel.
El Kapitan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miguel.
El Kapitan misses with a punch to the body.
Miguel struggles to land a body shot inside as El Kapitan controls his hands.
Miguel leaning his opponent against the cage.
El Kapitan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
El Kapitan is breathing heavily.
El Kapitan tries to stall but Miguel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Miguel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Kapitan is trying to push Miguel away but Miguel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Miguel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miguel tries a body shot but El Kapitan blocks it.
Miguel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miguel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite El Kapitan's efforts to push away.
Miguel lands with a right to the head.
That has opened up Elias El Kapitan's cut even more.
Miguel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
San Miguel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miguel lands a body punch.
Miguel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Kapitans head.
Miguel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miguel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Miguel. That's going to slow El Kapitan down.
Miguel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and El Kapitan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
El Kapitan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
El Kapitan walks into a left hand.
El Kapitan staying out of range there.
Miguel closes the distance and pushes El Kapitan back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miguel is working El Kapitan over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miguel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miguel gets through El Kapitan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miguel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miguel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The cut above Elias El Kapitan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Miguel pushes El Kapitan against the cage. Miguel is working some dirty boxing. Miguel pushes off with a quick right hook! El Kapitan goes down! El Kapitan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Miguel moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). San Miguel!
A victorious San Miguel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vino Kulafu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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291 lbs
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291 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vino Kulafu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulafu tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonifacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonifacio scores with a spinning back kick!
Vino Kulafu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulafu is looking to land body kicks.
Bonifacio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonifacio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kulafu scores with a decent looking hook.
Bonifacio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Bonifacio misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kulafu.
Bonifacio lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kulafu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bonifacio moves out of range of the body kick from Kulafu.
Bonifacio keeps Kulafu at a distance using the push kick.
Kulafu throws the kick towards the body but Bonifacio avoids it.
Bonifacio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kulafu lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonifacio.
Kulafu lands a jab.
Kulafu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulafu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bonifacio.
Bonifacio is breathing heavily.
Kulafu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kulafu tests Bonifacio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Andres Bonifacio has been cut.
Kulafu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kulafu avoids the head kick by Bonifacio.
Kulafu is looking to clinch but Bonifacio is avoiding it.
Kulafu cracks the inside of Bonifacio's front leg.
Bonifacio throws a body kick that misses.
Bonifacio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio looks for the body kick but Kulafu saw that one coming.
Bonifacio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Kulafu lands with a thumping leg kick.
A combination from Kulafu does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kulafu.
Bonifacio throws a push kick but Kulafu slaps the foot to one side.
Bonifacio tries a head kick but it misses.
Kulafu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kulafu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kulafu.
Bonifacio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kulafu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bonifacio's sensitive parts.
A punch lands to the side of Bonifacio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kulafu misses with a head kick.
Kulafu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kulafu tries to land a front kick but Bonifacio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kulafu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonifacio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kulafu lands with a shot to the body.
Bonifacio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bonifacio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vino Kulafu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andres Bonifacio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bonifacio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bonifacio throws a push kick but Kulafu slaps the foot to one side.
Vino Kulafu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonifacio looks to land a left hand but Kulafu moved out of range nicely.
Kulafu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonifacio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kulafu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonifacio looks to land a body kick but Kulafu moved away.
Kulafu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kulafu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulafu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonifacio circles away quickly and effectively.
Kulafu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kulafu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulafu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kulafu connects with a solid leg kick.
Kulafu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bonifacio will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kulafu is looking to clinch but Bonifacio is avoiding it.
Kulafu jabs Bonifacio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kulafu throws a sloppy head kick and Bonifacio moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kulafu.
Bonifacio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kulafu throws the kick towards the body but Bonifacio avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kulafu.
Kulafu delivers a nice body kick.
Kulafu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kulafu lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulafu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kulafu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonifacio under the eye.
Andres Bonifacio's cut is getting worse.
Kulafu connects with an inside leg kick.
Kulafu gets a clinch.
Kulafu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kulafu throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kulafu.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kulafu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulafu works the jab nicely.
Kulafu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kulafu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kulafu.
Kulafu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kulafu is looking to clinch but Bonifacio is avoiding it.
Kulafu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kulafu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bonifacio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kulafu finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonifacio's head.
Bonifacio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kulafu feints and then cracks Bonifacio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bonifacio down.
Kulafu throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kulafu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulafu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kulafu lands a front kick.
Andres Bonifacio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulafu fakes the leg kick and cracks Bonifacio in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vino Kulafu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kulafu 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Vino Kulafu!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Vino Kulafu!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Vino Kulafu!
Vino Kulafu wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Vino Kulafu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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