QFC-KT II PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hooper Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Davile (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!

Smith
vs
Davile

182 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good knees
Big heart

Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hooper Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mac Davile!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Davile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Davile keeps him there for the moment.
Davile pushes Smith back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davile taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith wants to break free but Davile has control.
Smith tries to stall but Davile uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Davile is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davile.
Davile manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Davile has Smith up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Davile.
Smith looking to stall.
A short left from Davile.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Davile has the dominant position.

Davile breaks the clinch.
Mac Davile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davile on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Davile forces Smith back against the ropes and clinches.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Davile uses good head movement to avoid it.

Davile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davile moves into the clinch successfully.
Davile presses Smith against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davile is defending well for now.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Davile has the dominant position.
Davile comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Davile.

Davile manages to break the clinch.
Davile takes one on the button.
Davile uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Davile walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Smith tries to keep at a distance but Davile has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davile lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Davile scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davile looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Davile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Mac Davile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.

Davile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davile showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Davile throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Davile misses with a straight left.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davile scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davile misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.

Smith forces Davile back against the ropes and clinches.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davile misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Davile.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Davile instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Smith can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Davile lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davile as Smith tries to tie him up.
Davile lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davile's elbow.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith wants to break free but Davile has control.
Davile stalling in the clinch.
Davile lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Davile dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Davile gets a clinch.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Davile.
Smith letting Davile take a breather here.
Davile lands with a right to the head.
Davile misses with an elbow over the top.

Davile manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Davile's head.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Davile.
Davile is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Davile keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davile creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith taking a breather.
Mac Davile seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davile lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davile breaks the clinch.

Davile fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the ropes.
Davile lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davile.

Davile breaks from the clinch.

Davile drives through and clinches with Smith against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Davile.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Davile throws an elbow but misses.
Davile lands with a right to the head.
Davile lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.

Davile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davile.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davile.

Davile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Davile.

Smith moves into range and clinches up with Davile.
The referee calls for Davile to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davile misses with an elbow strike.
Smith is looking to control Davile's arms but Davile gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the ropes.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davile lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.

Davile breaks from the clinch.
Davile is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davile misses with a head kick.
Davile avoids a kick to the body.
Davile lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the ropes and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Smith rushes Davile and presses him up against the ropes.
Smith is trying to push Davile away but Davile has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Davile is controlling him.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davile lands with a right to the head.
Davile misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davile tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Davile creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Davile, against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Davile.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davile has him pressed against the ropes.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Davile is controlling the position.
Davile working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Davile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davile throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Davile doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Davile misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Davile to counter with a crisp jab.
Davile lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Smith gets tackled into the ropes by Davile. Davile maintains the clinch.
Davile lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Davile showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Smith pushes Davile up against the ropes in a clinch.

Davile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Smith clinches up against the ropes.
A short right from Davile on the inside.

Davile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Davile moves into the clinch.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalling in the clinch from Davile.
Davile throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davile lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Davile taking a breather.

Davile breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Davile works the jab nicely.
Davile swings widly with a right hand
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Davile connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davile moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davile is struggling to control the position.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davile connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.

Smith has Davile up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
Smith tries a body shot but Davile blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Davile throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davile throws an elbow that misses.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davile keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davile lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Davile.

Davile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davile tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hooper Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davile has time to react.
Smith throws a head kick but Davile moves out of range.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Davile in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davile.

Davile breaks the clinch.
Davile tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davile misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davile throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davile.
Davile looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Davile takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Davile clinches.

Davile breaks from the clinch.
Davile tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith slips a jab from Davile.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davile closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Smith tries to circle away but Davile has him pinned against the ropes.

Davile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Smith forces Davile back against the ropes and clinches.
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!

Davile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.

Davile closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the ropes.
Davile has Smith pressed against the ropes.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Davile.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.

Davile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davile connects with a crisp jab.
Hooper Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Davile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davile 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Mac Davile!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mac Davile!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Mac Davile!

Mac Davile wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and P Diddy Dum Diddy Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dum Diddy Doo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dolly Dots - Do Wah Diddy Diddy. P Diddy Dum Diddy Doo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Brock
vs
Diddy Dum Diddy Doo

162 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Big heart

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, P Diddy Dum Diddy Doo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brock takes the fight into the clinch.

Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dum Diddy Doo throws a hook but Brock blocks it.
Brock defending well as Dum Diddy Doo loads up on a big left hand.
Brock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dum Diddy Doo finds it's way round the side to connect with Brock's head.
Nice shot lands for Dum Diddy Doo.
Brock throws a leg kick but Dum Diddy Doo moved away.
Dum Diddy Doo swings for the body but Brock moves out of range.
Dum Diddy Doo lands a glancing blow to the side of Brock's head.
Dum Diddy Doo throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock moves out of range of the strikes.
Brock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brock slips a jab and a cross from Dum Diddy Doo.
Brock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dum Diddy Doo throws a poor cross that misses

and Brock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dum Diddy Doo misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Brock.
Dum Diddy Doo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dum Diddy Doo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brock just leaning against Dum Diddy Doo, taking a breather.
Brock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brock stalling.

Dum Diddy Doo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Dum Diddy Doo.
Dum Diddy Doo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brock throws a right and a left that Dum Diddy Doo avoids nicely.
Dum Diddy Doo takes one on the button.
Brock is looking to chop away at Dum Diddy Doo's legs.
Dum Diddy Doo misses with a right hand
and Brock counters with a two punch combo.

Dum Diddy Doo tries to keep at a distance but Brock has taken the fight into the clinch.

Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dum Diddy Doo throws a poor cross that misses

and Brock moves into the clinch.

Brock breaks from the clinch.
Brock needs to keep his hands up - Dum Diddy Doo had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dum Diddy Doo circles away quickly and effectively.
Dum Diddy Doo with a jab.
Dum Diddy Doo swings widly with a right hand
and Brock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brock could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jab, jab by Brock - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Brock. Those never looked like landing.
Dum Diddy Doo throws a lazy right hand but Brock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dum Diddy Doo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dum Diddy Doo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dum Diddy Doo misses with a hook.
Brock misses with a wild combination.
Brock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dum Diddy Doo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dum Diddy Doo misses with a right hand

and Brock counters by moving into the clinch.

Brock breaks the clinch.
Brock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Dum Diddy Doo catches Brock right on the button with a cross.
Dum Diddy Doo is looking to score with low kicks.
Dum Diddy Doo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dum Diddy Doo throws out the jab.
Dum Diddy Doo cracks Brock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dum Diddy Doo takes a swing at Brock's ribcage but misses.
Dum Diddy Doo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dum Diddy Doo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brock.
Brock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dum Diddy Doo.
Brock wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Dum Diddy Doo finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock throws a series of punches but Dum Diddy Doo moves out of range.
Good work by Dum Diddy Doo as he checks the leg kick.

Brock has Dum Diddy Doo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dum Diddy Doo swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brock has had enough of the clinch but Dum Diddy Doo keeps him there for the moment.

Brock breaks the clinch.
Brock checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Dum Diddy Doo.
Dum Diddy Doo checks a low kick from Brock.
Dum Diddy Doo misses the shot to the body.
Dum Diddy Doo throws an overhand right that lands on Brock's shoulder, as Brock tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

P Diddy Dum Diddy Doo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dum Diddy Doo throws a poor cross that misses

and Brock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dum Diddy Doo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Brock has managed to clinch.
Dum Diddy Doo lands an elbow just above Brock 's eye.
Brock avoids a wild elbow strike from Dum Diddy Doo.

Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dum Diddy Doo ducks under a wild hook from Brock.
Brock tries to score with a low kick but Dum Diddy Doo moves his leg out of the way.
Dum Diddy Doo throws a head kick but Brock moves out of range.
Dum Diddy Doo throws out a loose jab but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dum Diddy Doo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dum Diddy Doo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Brock darts in and clinches Dum Diddy Doo up against the ropes.
Brock is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dum Diddy Doo dips to his left and cracks Brock with an uppercut!
Dum Diddy Doo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eddie Brock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dum Diddy Doo throws out the jab.
Brock moves out of range as Dum Diddy Doo strikes.

Brock clinches with his opponent.
Dum Diddy Doo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brock's elbow.

Dum Diddy Doo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dum Diddy Doo moves out of range of the leg kick from Brock.
A punch combination from Brock misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dum Diddy Doo slips a jab and a cross from Brock.
Dum Diddy Doo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Brock drives through and clinches with Dum Diddy Doo against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dum Diddy Doo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brock stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Dum Diddy Doo.
Brock controlling the action here for a moment.
Dum Diddy Doo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brock misses with a knee strike.
Dum Diddy Doo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brock is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dum Diddy Doo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
Dum Diddy Doo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dum Diddy Doo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dum Diddy Doo.
Brock prevents Dum Diddy Doo from breaking the clinch.
Dum Diddy Doo has a couple of punches blocked by Brock.
Dum Diddy Doo is looking to control Brock's arms but Brock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dum Diddy Doo has his back to the ropes.

Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dum Diddy Doo misses with a right hand
and Brock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dum Diddy Doo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dum Diddy Doo throws a big shot that misses.

Brock moves into the clinch.
Dum Diddy Doo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dum Diddy Doo is trying to break the clinch but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
Dum Diddy Doo working hard to break the clinch.

Brock manages to break the clinch.
Dum Diddy Doo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock slips a straight right by Dum Diddy Doo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dum Diddy Doo throws a looping overhand right but Brock ducks down to avoid it.
Dum Diddy Doo throws a hook but Brock blocks it.

Brock clinches up with Dum Diddy Doo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Brock taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but P Diddy Dum Diddy Doo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dum Diddy Doo gets tackled into the ropes by Brock. Brock maintains the clinch.
Brock tries a knee to the head but Dum Diddy Doo blocks it.
Brock blocking some punches.
Dum Diddy Doo misses with the head strike.
Dum Diddy Doo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brock is keeping busy.
Dum Diddy Doo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dum Diddy Doo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brock is trying to break the clinch but Dum Diddy Doo has him pressed against the ropes.
Brock keeps control of Dum Diddy Doo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dum Diddy Doo working hard to break the clinch.
Dum Diddy Doo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brock's efforts to push away.
Brock lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock'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.
Brock is trying to break the clinch but Dum Diddy Doo has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brock.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dum Diddy Doo.
Dum Diddy Doo misses with some punches.

Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dum Diddy Doo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Brock has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Brock.

Brock manages to break the clinch.
Brock slips under a jab from Dum Diddy Doo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dum Diddy Doo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Dum Diddy Doo tenderised Brock's leg. Brock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dum Diddy Doo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brock ducks right into an uppercut from Dum Diddy Doo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dum Diddy Doo misses with a few strikes there.
Dum Diddy Doo misses with a straight left.
Brock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dum Diddy Doo throws out the jab.
Dum Diddy Doo throws a poor cross that misses

and Brock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dum Diddy Doo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brock's brow.
Dum Diddy Doo working aggressively here.
Brock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dum Diddy Doo is trying to maintain a safe position but Brock gets an underhook and turns Dum Diddy Doo into the ropes.
Dum Diddy Doo wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dum Diddy Doo is trying to maintain a safe position but Brock gets an underhook and turns Dum Diddy Doo into the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brock obliges.
Dum Diddy Doo misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Dum Diddy Doo fails to land.
Brock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dum Diddy Doo backwards.
Dum Diddy Doo throws a punch but it's blocked by Brock.
Brock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dum Diddy Doo looks to throw the jab but Brock is out of range.
Dum Diddy Doo throws a right hand that misses

and Brock counters by clinching up.
Dum Diddy Doo throws a head punch that misses.
Dum Diddy Doo tries to break the clinch but Brock is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dum Diddy Doo.
Dum Diddy Doo swings widly with a right hand
letting Brock counter with a right hand.

Brock moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dum Diddy Doo has a couple of punches blocked by Brock.
Dum Diddy Doo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dum Diddy Doo tries to break free but Brock pushes him back against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dum Diddy Doo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brock prevents a body shot from Dum Diddy Doo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Brock.
Brock blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
P Diddy Dum Diddy Doo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dum Diddy Doo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for P Diddy Dum Diddy Doo!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for P Diddy Dum Diddy Doo!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for P Diddy Dum Diddy Doo!

P Diddy Dum Diddy Doo wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, P Diddy Dum Diddy Doo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ho Hayn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wallace Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Hayn
vs
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini

170 cm
25
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ho Hayn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wallace Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayn dodges the punch combination from Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini.

Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Hayn to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.

It looks like Ho Hayn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayn lands a front kick.
A combination from Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini does no damage.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini swinging wildly here.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini looks to land a right hand but Hayn moved out of range.
Hayn connects with a body shot.
Hayn moves out of range as Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini strikes.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayn was well out of range. Poor timing from Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini.

Hayn has Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hayn gets through Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Hayn - that landed with a thud.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini prevents Hayn from breaking the clinch.
Hayn gets through Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hayn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini has had enough of the clinch but Hayn keeps him there for the moment.
Hayn keeps control of Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini wants to break free but Hayn has control.
Hayn misses with an elbow over the top.
Hayn lands with a light punch inside.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini is trying to break the clinch but Hayn is controlling him.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini has had enough of the clinch but Hayn keeps him there for the moment.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hayn lands a damaging elbow.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini wants to break free but Hayn has control.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini misses with a punch on the inside.
Hayn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hayn stalling in the clinch.
Hayn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini is trying to break free.
Hayn prevents Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini tries to break free but Hayn pushes him back against the ropes.
Hayn pushes Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini is trying to force a seperation but Hayn has the dominant position.
A short left from Hayn.
Hayn is trying to break free.
Hayn scores with a shoulder strike.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini keeps control of Hayn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hayn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini is trying to push Hayn away but Hayn has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini tries to break the clinch but Hayn is controlling the position.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayn is defending well for now.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini blocks an elbow strike from Hayn.
Hayn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayn is struggling to control the position.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini can't break the clinch.
Hayn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini's efforts to push away.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayn holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Hayn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini tries to break the clinch but Hayn is controlling the position.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini blocks an elbow strike.
Hayn avoiding damage as Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini throws knees to the body.
Hayn holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Hayn lands a body shot.
Hayn pushes Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hayn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hayn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hayn lands an elbow just above Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini 's eye.
Hayn lands with a right to the head.
Hayn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayn cracks Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini with a nice body shot.
Hayn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini backwards.
Hayn is trying to push Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini away but Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hayn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hayn.
Hayn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini tries to circle away but Hayn has him pinned against the ropes.
Hayn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Hayn.
Hayn lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hayn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hayn lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wallace Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ho Hayn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hayn throws a series of strikes that have Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini backpedaling.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Hayn.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hayn throws a leg kick which misses Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini's front leg but catches the back leg as Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini tries to avoid it.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini's calf.
Wallace Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayn. That's going to slow Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini down.
A head kick misses from Hayn.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayn.
Hayn scores with a spinning back kick!
Hayn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini tests Hayn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hayn walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Hayn.
Hayn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloppy strikes from Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini. Those never looked like landing.
Hayn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini moves away.
Hayn scores with a head kick.
Hayn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini's sensitive parts.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayn connects with a leg kick. Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hayn connects with an inside leg kick.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini throws a hook to the side of Hayn's head but Hayn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayn cracks the inside of Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini's front leg.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini tries to clinch up but Hayn circles away and keeps his distance.
Hayn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hayn, as that shot connected.

Hayn has closed the distance and engaged Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini in a clinch.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini being controlled against the ropes.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini prevents a body shot from Hayn.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini working hard to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini.
Hayn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini is trying to break the clinch but Hayn is controlling him.
Hayn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hayn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Hayn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hayn.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hayn lands a nice uppercut.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini tries to circle away but Hayn has him pinned against the ropes.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini takes a shot to the head.
Hayn is trying to break free.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini is trying to force a seperation but Hayn has the dominant position.
Hayn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hayn is trying to break the clinch but Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini is controlling him.
Hayn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini has had enough of the clinch but Hayn keeps him there for the moment.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini looking to stall.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini is breathing heavily.
Hayn presses Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hayn digs a right hand underneath Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini's ribcage. Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini is trying to break free.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hayn has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Hayn manages to break the clinch.
Hayn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hayn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wallace Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hayn eats them both and turns towards Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini tries to keep at a distance but Hayn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hayn leaning against his opponent.
Hayn tries to land knees in the clinch but Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini has had enough of the clinch but Hayn keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Hayn.
Hayn can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hayn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ho Hayn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ho Hayn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.

Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayn counters with a thumping low kick.
Hayn thumps Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Hayn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini throws a series of punches but Hayn avoids them all with ease.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini throws a body punch but Hayn moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Hayn.
Hayn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hayn delivers a nice body kick.
Hayn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hayn scores with a nice right hand.
Hayn scores with a nice right hand.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini misses with a double jab
and Hayn counters with a nice body shot.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini misses with a double jab.
Ho Hayn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini. Those never looked like landing.
Hayn throws a quick inside leg kick.

Hayn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini tries to break the clinch but Hayn is controlling the position.
Hayn is pushing Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hayn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini blocks an elbow strike from Hayn.
Hayn cracks Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini with a nice body shot.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hayn lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayn is struggling to control the position.
Hayn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini avoids it.
Hayn is working Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini over against the ropes.
Hayn pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Hayn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hayn working hard to break the clinch.
Hayn just leaning against Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini, taking a breather.
Hayn tries to throw a body punch but Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini avoids it by throwing Hayn back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Hayn as the two fighters clinch.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini tries to break the clinch but Hayn is controlling the position.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini keeps control of Hayn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayn pushes Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hayn lands a shoulder strike.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hayn pushes Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hayn.
Hayn gets through Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hayn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Hayn.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hayn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini prevents Hayn from breaking the clinch.
Hayn controlling the action here for a moment.
Hayn prevents Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini from breaking the clinch.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini takes a shot to the head.
Hayn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hayn misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini prevents a body shot from Hayn.
A right handed body shot lands from Hayn.
Hayn is pushing Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hayn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hayn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini wants to break free but Hayn has control.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hayn is trying to force a seperation but Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hayn keeps control of Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayn is trying to maintain a safe position but Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini gets an underhook and turns Hayn into the ropes.
Ho Hayn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini wants to get back to striking at distance but Hayn won't allow it.
Hayn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fernando Mascarenhas Manzini up against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ho Hayn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hayn 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ho Hayn!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ho Hayn!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ho Hayn!

Ho Hayn wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jin Seok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (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.

Seok
vs
Payakaroon

167 cm
25
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Great elbows
Tends to cut

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Seok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Seok counters with a nice low kick that buckles Payakaroon's knee momentarily.
Payakaroon closes the distance but Seok moves to the side

and Seok counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Seok.
A frustrated look appears on Payakaroon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Seok lands with a right to the head.
Payakaroon prevents a body shot from Seok.

Seok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payakaroon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seok.
Payakaroon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seok blocks a low kick nicely.
Seok scores with a push kick.
Payakaroon wants to clinch up but Seok keeps it at a distance.
Payakaroon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Seok backs up against the ropes.
Payakaroon ducks under a wild hook from Seok.
Nice straight punches there by Payakaroon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Payakaroon.
Seok throws a low kick but Payakaroon avoids it.
Seok tries to clinch up.
Payakaroon ducks under a wild hook from Seok.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A lazy left from Payakaroon finds it's target.
Seok attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seok.
Payakaroon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Payakaroon throws a right hand that Seok ducks under and follows up with a left that Seok also avoids with ease.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up but Seok circles away and keeps his distance.
Payakaroon throws a series of punches but Seok moves out of range.
Payakaroon throws a series of punches but Seok avoids them all with ease.
Seok thumps Payakaroon with a low kick.
Seok lands with a shot to the body.
Seok fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seok takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Payakaroon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seok takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Seok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Payakaroon is able to avoid easily.
Payakaroon tries to land a leg kick but Seok saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payakaroon throws a right hand that Seok ducks under and follows up with a left that Seok also avoids with ease.
Payakaroon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Seok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Payakaroon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payakaroon managing to block the knees to the body from Seok.
Seok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Payakaroon.
Payakaroon is trying to push Seok away but Seok has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Seok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payakaroon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seok.
That kick from Seok tenderised Payakaroon's leg. Payakaroon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Payakaroon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payakaroon throws a right hand that Seok ducks under and follows up with a left that Seok also avoids with ease.
Seok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon looks gassed!

Seok fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Payakaroon, pushing him back against the ropes.
Seok keeps control of Payakaroon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok avoids the elbow strike from Payakaroon, against the ropes.
Seok stalls.
Seok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payakaroon's defenses.
Seok avoiding damage as Payakaroon throws knees to the body.
Seok lands a shot to the body.
Payakaroon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payakaroon's defenses.
A right handed body shot lands from Seok.
Seok stalling.
Payakaroon missing with knees to the body.
Seok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Payakaroon.
Payakaroon is looking to control Seok's arms but Seok gets an underhook and turns him. Now Payakaroon has his back to the ropes.
Seok lands a left hand.
Seok misses with a body punch.
Seok presses Payakaroon against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Seok is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Payakaroon.
Seok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Seok on the inside.
Payakaroon tries to stall but Seok uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seok missing with knees to the body.
Seok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Seok lands an uppercut.
Seok content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Seok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seok misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Seok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payakaroon.
Payakaroon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Seok counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Seok dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Payakaroon tries to clinch but Seok moves away
and Seok counters with a stiff right hand.
Seok misses with a leg kick.
Seok looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seok blocks a leg kick.
Payakaroon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payakaroon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Seok back to the ropes. Payakaroon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Seok fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Payakaroon checks it well.
Seok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payakaroon doesn't seem bothered though.
Payakaroon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Seok backs up against the ropes.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but Seok moves out of range.
Seok dodges the punch combination from Payakaroon.
Seok lands a leg kick that knocks Payakaroon off balance momentarily.

Seok clinches up against the ropes.
Payakaroon is trying to maintain a safe position but Seok gets an underhook and turns Payakaroon into the ropes.
Seok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Payakaroons head.
Jin Seok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Seok.
Payakaroon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Seok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payakaroon backwards.
Seok lands an elbow that stopped Payakaroon in his tracks for a moment.
Payakaroon throws an elbow but it misses.
Seok pushes off an throws an elbow but Payakaroon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Seok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seok just leaning against Payakaroon, taking a breather.
Payakaroon is trying to break the clinch but Seok has him pressed against the ropes.
Payakaroon tries to land knees in the clinch but Seok avoids the damage to the body.
Payakaroon trying to land knees to the body.
Seok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Seok is working Payakaroon over against the ropes.

Seok breaks from the clinch.
Payakaroon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Seok connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Payakaroon scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seok rushes Payakaroon and presses him up against the ropes.
Payakaroon tries to circle away but Seok has him pinned against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payakaroon misses with a knee strike.

Seok manages to break the clinch.

Seok forces Payakaroon back against the ropes and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Payakaroon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Seok.
Seok managing to block the knees to the body from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon blocks an elbow strike from Seok.
Payakaroon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seok trying to stall but Payakaroon improves his position.
Seok missing with knees to the body.
Seok prevents Payakaroon from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok is working Payakaroon over against the ropes.
Payakaroon misses with an elbow over the top.
Payakaroon tries a knee to the head but Seok blocks it.
A body shot lands from Seok.
Payakaroon is breathing heavily.
Payakaroon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seok is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Seok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samart Payakaroon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payakaroon fails to land with a series of punches.
Payakaroon is looking to clinch.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up but Seok circles away and keeps his distance.
Seok tries to clinch up.
Payakaroon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Seok counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Payakaroon.

Seok clinches.
Payakaroon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Seok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Payakaroon looks to clinch

and Seok counters by moving into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Seok lands with a short shot to the head.
Payakaroon throws an elbow but it misses.
Payakaroon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Payakaroon blocks a body shot from Seok.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payakaroon is looking to break free of the clinch but Seok has double underhooks.
Seok lands an elbow that stopped Payakaroon in his tracks for a moment.
Seok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Payakaroon backwards.
Payakaroon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Payakaroons head.

Seok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Seok dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Payakaroon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seok.
Payakaroon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Payakaroon throws a series of punches but Seok moves out of range.
Payakaroon misses with a double jab.
Seok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Payakaroon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seok.
Payakaroon throws a nice looking combination but Seok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Payakaroon misses with a two punch combination.
Payakaroon misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Payakaroon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Seok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seok scores with a nice right hand.
Payakaroon throws a hook to the side of Seok's head but Seok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Seok has managed to clinch.

Seok breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok feints and then cracks Payakaroon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Payakaroon down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seok.
Payakaroon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seok ducks under a wild hook from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payakaroon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seok.
Payakaroon misses with the body kick
and Seok counters with a thumping low kick.

Payakaroon moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Seok.

Payakaroon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payakaroon.
Seok throws a solid leg kick but Payakaroon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Seok.

Seok rushes Payakaroon and presses him up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Seok.
Seok is pushing Payakaroon up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice right hand lands inside from Payakaroon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon managing to block the knees to the body from Seok.
A nice left hand lands by Seok.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payakaroon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Payakaroon backwards.
Seok trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seok.
Payakaroon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seok avoids it.
Seok lands a nice uppercut.

Seok breaks the clinch.
Payakaroon lands with a nice combination. Seok backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circling - Seok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seok thumps Payakaroon with a low kick.
Seok lands with a thumping leg kick.
Payakaroon lands with a nice combination. Seok backs away looking to recover.
Seok scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Samart Payakaroon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Seok takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Payakaroon checks a leg kick nicely.
Payakaroon scores with a nice head shot.
Seok loads up on a big right hand but Payakaroon slips the punch.
Seok lands a glancing blow to the side of Payakaroon's head.
Seok is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Payakaroon.

Seok drives through and clinches with Payakaroon against the ropes.
Payakaroon is trying to maintain a safe position but Seok gets an underhook and turns Payakaroon into the ropes.
Payakaroon trying to land knees to the body.
Seok is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Payakaroon is keeping busy.
Payakaroon managing to block the knees to the body from Seok.

Payakaroon manages to break the clinch.
Payakaroon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jin Seok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Seok moves into the clinch.
Seok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Samart Payakaroon has been cut.
Payakaroon wants to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payakaroon blocks an elbow strike.

Seok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Payakaroon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Seok gets a clinch.
Payakaroon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samart Payakaroon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seok is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seok avoiding damage as Payakaroon throws knees to the body.
Seok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Payakaroon avoids it.

Seok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Seok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seok 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jin Seok!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jin Seok!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jin Seok!

Jin Seok wins by unanimous decision!
Jin Seok thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Chief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Master Chief's chin.

Smith
vs
Chief

174 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent elbows
KO power

Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Master Chief!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chief fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chief counters with a one-two to the body.
Chief avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chief misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chief.
A swing and a miss from Chief.
Chief fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Robert Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Chief's shoulder, as Chief tries to avoid the shot.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chief.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chief throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Chief.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Chief slips the punch.
Chief throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
A big left from Chief misses.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Chief connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chief throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decent striking displayed by Chief there.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A jab from Chief misses.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chief.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith scores with a body shot.
A jab from Chief misses.
Smith lands a head kick. Chief smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chief looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Chief throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chief throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chief.

Smith throws out a head kick that Chief doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Chief crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Chief's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Chief blocks the body kick.
A nice combination there by Chief.
Chief 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.
Chief 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.
Chief takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Chief moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Chief slips under a jab.
Chief swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a series of punches but Chief avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chief throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws a right hand that Chief ducks under and follows up with a left that Chief also avoids with ease.
Chief slips under a jab.
Chief lands with a shot to the body.
Smith throws a head kick but Chief moves out of range.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chief throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chief lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Chief scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chief throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Chief digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a leg kick but Chief moved away.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chief is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Chief getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith moves away from the strike by Chief.
Chief ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chief lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
A cross from Chief lands.
Chief is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big left from Chief misses.
Chief looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chief scores with a decent looking hook.
Chief ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a push kick but Chief slaps the foot to one side.
Smith misses with a hook. Chief ducked under it nicely.
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 Robert Smith will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chief steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Chief lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Smith.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Chief's belly button to the back.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab, jab by Chief - just one landing.
Chief changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chief moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Chief pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Chief.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Chief.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chief counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chief steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chief swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chief misses with a leg kick.
Chief throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chief throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chief lands a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chief.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith slips under a jab from Chief.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chief counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chief throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chief.
Smith throws a leg kick but Chief sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chief scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Chief.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chief.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chief.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Chief slips the punch.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chief connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Chief scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chief lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Chief throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robert Smith is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chief finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chief tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Chief down.
A jab from Chief misses.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chief waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Chief connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chief avoids a kick to the body.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith sizes up Chief with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chief dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chief misses with a low kick.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Chief moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chief scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chief connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith moves away from the strike by Chief.
Chief lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Chief chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Chief catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Master Chief showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Chief avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chief.
Chief tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Chief misses.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith moves out of range as Chief strikes.
Chief lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chief thows a body shot but no joy.
Chief thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chief uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chief.
Smith throws a body punch but Chief moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chief misses with a hook.
Chief misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with a hook
and Chief counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chief slips a jab from Smith.
Chief with a hook.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Chief, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chief displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chief lands with a nice body punch.
Chief throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Chief throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves away from the strike by Chief.
Chief moves out of range of the strikes.
Chief lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Chief off the ropes and back into range.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chief.
Chief throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chief fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chief.
Chief moves away from the strike by Smith.
Chief throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Smith catches Chief right on the button with a cross.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chief was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chief throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Chief lands with a right hand.
Chief scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A leg kick checked by Chief.
Chief throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Chief on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chief thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chief on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chief jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Chief throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith checks a leg kick.
Chief avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chief with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chief with a nice cross.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Chief tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Chief's head but Chief sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Smith.

And that's the end of the fight!
Master Chief comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chief 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Master Chief!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Robert Smith!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Robert Smith!

Robert Smith wins by split decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lazy Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin Clericuzio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bones
vs
Clericuzio

188 cm
25
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lazy Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quentin Clericuzio!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bones moves out of range as Clericuzio strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clericuzio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bones thumps Clericuzio with a low kick.

Bones rushes Clericuzio and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bones takes a shot to the head.
Bones tries to land a knee to the head but Clericuzio blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clericuzio as Bones tries to tie him up.
Clericuzio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clericuzio scores with a shot to the side of Bones's head.
Bones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clericuzio avoids it.
Clericuzio tries to throw a body punch but Bones avoids it by throwing Clericuzio back against the ropes.
Bones blocks an elbow strike from Clericuzio.
Bones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clericuzio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Clericuzio struggles to land a body shot inside as Bones controls his hands.
Bones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
Clericuzio struggles to land a body shot inside as Bones controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bones scores with a hook to the body.
Bones looking to throw knees to the head but Clericuzio is blocking nicely.
Clericuzio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bones misses with a punch to the body.
Bones connects with a knee to the head.
Bones lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Bones.
Clericuzio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clericuzio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bones trying to control the position but instead, Clericuzio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bones into the ropes.
Bones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clericuzio backwards.
Clericuzio lands with a right to the head.
Bones lands a shot to the body.

Bones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clericuzio wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Clericuzio. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clericuzio avoids the body shot from Bones.
Quentin Clericuzio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Clericuzio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bones throws a lazy uppercut
and Clericuzio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bones lands a nice hook to Clericuzio's body. Clericuzio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clericuzio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clericuzio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bones misses with an uppercut.
Clericuzio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bones paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Clericuzio rushes Bones and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Clericuzio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clericuzio.
Bones takes an elbow to the temple.
Clericuzio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bones misses with a punch on the inside.
Bones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bones stalling in the clinch but Clericuzio improves position.
Bones takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bones.
Bones is trying to break free.
Bones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clericuzio is trying to stall.
Bones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Bones is breathing heavily.
Clericuzio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Clericuzio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clericuzio tries a body shot but Bones blocks it.
Bones is trying to force a seperation but Clericuzio has the dominant position.
Bones misses with some punches.
Clericuzio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clericuzio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bones missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Bones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clericuzio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clericuzio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bones jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clericuzio moves into the clinch successfully.
Bones wants to break free but Clericuzio has control.
Clericuzio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bones's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bones misses with some punches.
Clericuzio prevents Bones from breaking the clinch.
Bones blocks an elbow strike from Clericuzio.
Bones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bones letting Clericuzio take a breather here.
Clericuzio lands a right hand.
Bones is looking to break free of the clinch but Clericuzio has double underhooks.
Clericuzio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clericuzio lands a right hand.
Bones misses with a punch on the inside.
Clericuzio lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bones misses with the head strike.
Clericuzio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bones backwards.
Clericuzio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clericuzio misses with the head strike.
Bones swings wildly with an uppercut but Clericuzio uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Quentin Clericuzio will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Clericuzio tries to clinch but Bones is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bones.
Clericuzio tries to clinch up.
Clericuzio throws a body punch but Bones moves out of range.
Bones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab by Bones.
Bones lands a really nice looking cross but Clericuzio seems unphased.
Clericuzio tries to clinch but Bones is having none of it.
Clericuzio misses with a hook. Bones ducked under it nicely.
Bones misses with an uppercut.
Clericuzio looks to score with a jab to the body but Bones is just out of range.
Clericuzio tries to clinch there but Bones circles away.
Clericuzio wants to clinch but Bones slips to the side
and Bones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clericuzio circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Clericuzio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clericuzio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clericuzio tries to clinch there but Bones circles away.
Clericuzio tries to clinch up.
Clericuzio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clericuzio tries to clinch up.
Quentin Clericuzio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clericuzio is looking to clinch but Bones is avoiding it.
Bones keeps the fight on the outside.

Bones clinches up with Clericuzio and pushes him back against the ropes.
Clericuzio blocks the elbow strike.
Bones lands a nice elbow.
Bones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clericuzio has him pressed against the ropes.
Clericuzio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clericuzio lands a nice uppercut.
Bones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clericuzio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clericuzio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clericuzio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones lands a damaging elbow.
Clericuzio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clericuzio digs a right hand into Bones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bones's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bones prevents a body shot from Clericuzio.
Bones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bones tries to throw a body punch but Clericuzio avoids it by throwing Bones back against the ropes.
Bones has had enough of the clinch but Clericuzio keeps him there for the moment.
Clericuzio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clericuzio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boness head.

Bones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bones gets tackled into the ropes by Clericuzio. Clericuzio maintains the clinch.
Bones lands with a short shot to the head.
Clericuzio misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clericuzio.
A head punch on the inside from Clericuzio fails to land.
Bones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clericuzio digs a right hand underneath Bones's ribcage. Bones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Clericuzio.
Clericuzio is trying to maintain a safe position but Bones gets an underhook and turns Clericuzio into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clericuzio scores with a shot to the side of Bones's head.
Still in the clinch, Clericuzio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clericuzio is pushing Bones up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bones takes an elbow to the temple.
Bones takes a shot to the head.
Clericuzio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Clericuzio misses with some punches.
Bones has had enough of the clinch but Clericuzio keeps him there for the moment.
Clericuzio taking a breather.
Clericuzio struggles to land a body shot inside as Bones controls his hands.
Clericuzio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bones's defenses.
Clericuzio lands with a left to the head.
Clericuzio misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clericuzio's brow.
Clericuzio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bones is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones pushes off an throws an elbow but Clericuzio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bones misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Clericuzio.
Bones can't break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clericuzio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Clericuzio.
Clericuzio scores with a hook to the body.
Bones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Clericuzio.
Bones takes a shot to the head.
Clericuzio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clericuzio is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Clericuzio misses with a body punch.
Bones tries to break the clinch but Clericuzio is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Clericuzio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quentin Clericuzio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clericuzio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Clericuzio.
Nice defenses there by Clericuzio.
Clericuzio tries to clinch there but Bones circles away.
Clericuzio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clericuzio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clericuzio is looking to clinch but Bones is avoiding it.
Clericuzio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clericuzio wants to clinch.
A combination from Clericuzio does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clericuzio closes the distance but Bones moves to the side
and Bones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bones.
Clericuzio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clericuzio tries to move into range but Bones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bones throws a looping overhand right but Clericuzio ducks down to avoid it.
Quentin Clericuzio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bones wants to clinch.

Clericuzio has Bones up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Clericuzio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bones's defenses.
Bones looking to stall.
Bones blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bones.
Clericuzio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bones is trying to push Clericuzio away but Clericuzio has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bones is looking to break free of the clinch but Clericuzio has double underhooks.
Bones is trying to force a seperation but Clericuzio has the dominant position.
Clericuzio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Clericuzio.
Clericuzio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bones takes an elbow to the temple.
Clericuzio is trying to maintain a safe position but Bones gets an underhook and turns Clericuzio into the ropes.
A short right from Clericuzio on the inside.
Bones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bones blocks an elbow strike.

Bones breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Clericuzio closes the distance and clinches.
Clericuzio working aggressively here.
Clericuzio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clericuzio blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones misses with an elbow strike.
Bones working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Clericuzio throws an elbow but misses.
Clericuzio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clericuzio leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Clericuzio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bones tries to break free but Clericuzio pushes him back against the ropes.
Quentin Clericuzio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clericuzio lands an uppercut.
Bones has had enough of the clinch but Clericuzio keeps him there for the moment.
Bones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Clericuzio is working Bones over against the ropes.
Clericuzio blocks the elbow strike.
Clericuzio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clericuzio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clericuzio misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clericuzio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bones or not.
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!
Clericuzio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clericuzio lands a damaging elbow.
Bones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clericuzio stalling the fight.
Clericuzio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Clericuzio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bones takes a shot to the head.
Clericuzio lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Clericuzio.
Bones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Clericuzio.
Bones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clericuzio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clericuzio prevents Bones from breaking the clinch.
Bones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clericuzio missing with knees to the body.
Lazy Bones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clericuzio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bones up against the ropes.
Bones misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quentin Clericuzio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clericuzio 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Quentin Clericuzio!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Quentin Clericuzio!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Quentin Clericuzio!

Quentin Clericuzio wins by unanimous decision!
Quentin Clericuzio 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mudah Phakaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Benedict
vs
Phakaw

195 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakota Benedict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mudah Phakaw!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Phakaw. Benedict does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phakaw swinging wildly here.
A combination from Benedict does no damage.

Benedict instigates a clinch.

Benedict breaks the clinch.
Phakaw works Benedict's body with a nice hook.
Benedict rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phakaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benedict dodges the punch combination from Phakaw.
Phakaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedict.
Phakaw misses with a body kick.
Phakaw throws out a loose jab but Benedict uses good head movement to avoid it.

Benedict closes the distance and pushes Phakaw back into the ropes.
Benedict scores with a nice hook to the head.

Benedict breaks the clinch.
Phakaw misses with a leg kick.
Phakaw tries a low kick but Benedict avoids it.

Benedict darts in and clinches Phakaw up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Benedict creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benedict is trying to break the clinch but Phakaw has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benedict breaks from the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phakaw, right into the meat.
Phakaw throws a leg kick but Benedict sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benedict tries a head kick but it misses.
Benedict throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phakaw swings for the body but Benedict moves out of range.
Phakaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phakaw, right into the meat.
Phakaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phakaw finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Phakaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benedict uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phakaw.

Benedict takes the fight into the clinch.
Benedict is looking to break free of the clinch but Phakaw has double underhooks.
Benedict misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benedict's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Benedict.
Benedict misses with a wild combination.
Phakaw throws a leg kick but Benedict sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Benedict does no damage.
No joy there for Phakaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benedict avoids the body shot from Phakaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Benedict does no damage.
Phakaw throws a right hand that Benedict ducks under and follows up with a left that Benedict also avoids with ease.
Benedict takes a kick to the side of the head.
Benedict tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benedict fails to land with a series of punches.
Benedict is breathing heavily.
Phakaw connects with a leg kick. Benedict looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phakaw, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Phakaw does no damage.
Phakaw misses with a two punch combination.
Benedict throws a right and a left that Phakaw avoids nicely.
Phakaw throws out a leg kick but Benedict moves out of range and Phakaw only half commits.
Phakaw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benedict misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benedict.
Phakaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedict.
Phakaw drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benedict takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A good leg kick by Phakaw.
A head kick misses from Benedict.
Phakaw lands a nice looking body shot.
Benedict fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benedict defending well as Phakaw loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benedict checks a leg kick.
Benedict looks to land a combination but Phakaw avoids it well.
Phakaw tries to clinch but Benedict is having none of it.
Phakaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phakaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phakaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phakaw swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedict takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Phakaw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benedict has time to react.
Benedict takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phakaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phakaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Phakaw.
Phakaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Phakaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mudah Phakaw dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A jab from Phakaw finds it's way through Benedict's defenses.
Dakota Benedict is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benedict throws a right and a left that Phakaw avoids nicely.
Mudah Phakaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phakaw throws a nice looking combination but Benedict bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benedict rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phakaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phakaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benedict really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Benedict throws a right and a left that Phakaw avoids nicely.
Phakaw blocks a head kick by Benedict.
Phakaw is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benedict rather than just go for the knockout.
Phakaw scores with a three punch combo!
Phakaw misses with a leg kick

and Benedict counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benedict.

Benedict breaks from the clinch.
Phakaw throws a head kick that Benedict semi-blocks.

Benedict is rocked!
Benedict pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benedict on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Benedict is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Benedict clinches with his opponent.
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!
Benedict lands a left hand.
Benedict seems to have got his legs back now.
Benedict tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedict is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phakaw takes a shot to the head.
Phakaw lands a knee to the head.
Phakaw is trying to break the clinch but Benedict has him pressed against the ropes.
Benedict tries to break the clinch but Phakaw is controlling the position.
Benedict lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phakaw backwards.
Phakaw trying to land knees to the body.
Phakaw blocking some punches.
Phakaw trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Phakaw.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benedict breaks from the clinch.
Benedict shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Phakaw connects with a looping right hand.
Phakaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Benedict blocks the leg kick.
Benedict tries a head kick but it misses.

Benedict rushes Phakaw and presses him up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict misses with the head strike.
Phakaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benedict is defending well for now.
Phakaw trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phakaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benedict's efforts to push away.
Benedict is trying to break the clinch but Phakaw has him pressed against the ropes.
Phakaw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benedict avoids it.
Phakaw misses with a knee to the head.
Phakaw prevents Benedict from breaking the clinch.
Phakaw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benedict wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phakaw has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Benedict on the inside.
Phakaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Benedict escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benedict tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phakaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Phakaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Benedict throws a right hand that Phakaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Phakaw also avoids with ease.
Phakaw lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Phakaw misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phakaw.
Benedict feints a jab promting Phakaw to slip. Benedict then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Phakaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Phakaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Phakaw tries to land a leg kick but Benedict saw it coming and moves away.
Phakaw swings for the body but Benedict moves out of range.
Phakaw wants to clinch
and Benedict counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedict moves in looking to clinch but Phakaw pushes him off.
Phakaw misses with a two punch combination.
Phakaw throws a nice looking combination but Benedict bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedict lands a head kick!
Danga de danga de dang - Benedict scores with a four punch combination!
Benedict feints a jab promting Phakaw to slip. Benedict then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Phakaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Phakaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benedict misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phakaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benedict moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benedict ducks under a wild hook from Phakaw.
Some wild striking there from Benedict.
Phakaw throws a push kick but Benedict slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benedict throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phakaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedict throws a head kick but Phakaw moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mudah Phakaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Phakaw lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big left from Phakaw misses.
Phakaw tried to score with a low kick but Benedict checks it.
Benedict works Phakaw's body with a nice hook.
Benedict throws a head kick that half lands.
Phakaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedict keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Phakaw.
Phakaw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Benedict lands a glancing blow to the side of Phakaw's head.
Phakaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phakaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedict. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phakaw takes a swing at Benedict's ribcage but misses.
Phakaw scores with a spinning back kick!
Phakaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benedict has closed the distance and engaged Phakaw in a clinch.

Benedict breaks from the clinch.
Benedict showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phakaw.
Benedict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phakaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Benedict tries to clinch but Phakaw moves out of range.
Benedict tries to close the distance and clinch but Phakaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phakaw misses with a two punch combination.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Phakaw moves out of range.
Benedict does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benedict takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phakaw tries to clinch up but Benedict circles away and keeps his distance.
Phakaw punishes Benedict's body with a nice straight punch.
Phakaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benedict keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phakaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phakaw looks to throw the jab but Benedict is out of range.
Benedict fails to land with a series of punches.
Phakaw blocks a head kick by Benedict.
Benedict shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Phakaw throws a hook to the side of Benedict's head but Benedict sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phakaw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benedict fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Benedict checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benedict moves in looking to clinch but Phakaw pushes him off.
Phakaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedict tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Phakaw.
Benedict misses with a few strikes there.
Benedict tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Phakaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phakaw scores with a shot to the body.
Phakaw throws a low kick but Benedict avoids it.

Benedict clinches.
Phakaw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benedict blocks it with crossed arms.

Benedict manages to break the clinch.
Phakaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Phakaw moves out of range.
Phakaw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benedict throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phakaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phakaw.

Benedict gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benedict misses with some punches.
Phakaw with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phakaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benedict has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benedict as Phakaw tries to tie him up.
Benedict on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phakaw trying to stall but Benedict improves his position.
Dakota Benedict has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Benedict manages to break the clinch.
Benedict blocks the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Benedict - that will leave a mark!
Benedict throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Phakaw cracks Benedict with a good jab.
Phakaw throws a push kick but Benedict slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phakaw avoids the head kick by Benedict.
A clash of legs there as Benedict blocks the low kick.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Phakaw avoids them all with ease.
Phakaw throws a right hand that Benedict ducks under and follows up with a left that Benedict also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mudah Phakaw.
I've got Phakaw winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Mudah Phakaw!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Mudah Phakaw!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Mudah Phakaw!

Mudah Phakaw wins by unanimous decision!