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Dynasty 124: Aces v Green PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Xiao Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xiao Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch but Wang improves position.
Emelianenko stalling against the cage.
Wang breaks the clinch.
Wang tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Wang moves out of range.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Wang moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wang swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Wang.
Wang throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Akira Emelianenko has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akira Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xiao Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Wang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Wang takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Xiao Wang has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Wang looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wang.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akira Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emelianenko connects with a body shot.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Wang slips to the side
and Wang counters by moving into the clinch.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wang circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Emelianenko has Wang up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Wang is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
Wang tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wang's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wang breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko prevents Wang from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wang swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Emelianenko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Emelianenko scores with a nice strike.
Wang throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wang wants to clinch but Emelianenko slips to the side
and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Wang keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang lands with a shot to the body.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang can't break the clinch.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Wang is blocking nicely.
Wang trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Wang blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko rushes Wang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Wang circles away.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Wang is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko moves into range and clinches up with Wang.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Akira Emelianenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Wang blocks with his arms.
Akira Emelianenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wang wants to break free but Emelianenko has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Xiao Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Emelianenko 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cj Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Raeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cj Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirk Raeder!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raeder staying out of range there.
Becker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raeder can't break the clinch.
Raeder misses with an elbow strike.
Becker controlling the action here for a moment.
Raeder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raeder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Becker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raeder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raeder tries to circle away but Becker has him pinned against the cage.
Raeder is trying to break free.
Becker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raeder has had enough of the clinch but Becker keeps him there for the moment.
Raeder wants to break free but Becker has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raeder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Becker is keeping busy.
Raeder misses with an elbow strike.
Raeder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raeder throws a punch but it's blocked by Becker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Becker.
Becker avoiding damage as Raeder throws knees to the body.
Becker avoids a wild elbow strike from Raeder.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raeder working hard to break the clinch.
Raeder unloads a knee to the mid-section. Becker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Raeder is trying to push Becker away but Becker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Raeder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Becker's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raeder misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Raeder.
Becker breaks from the clinch.
Becker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raeder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raeder misses with a wild body shot.
Becker throws a series of punches but Raeder moves out of range.
Becker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raeder manages to avoid it.
Raeder moves in looking to clinch but Becker pushes him off.
Raeder misses with a wild body shot.
Raeder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Becker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Becker breaks the clinch.
Becker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Becker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Becker dodges the punch combination from Raeder.
Becker circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Raeder dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Raeder wants to clinch.
Raeder tries to clinch but Becker moves out of range.
Becker throws a head kick but Raeder moves out of range.
Raeder wants to clinch.
Becker throws a sloppy head kick and Raeder moves out of range easily.
Becker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Becker throws a lazy right hand but Raeder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Becker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Raeder.
Becker tries a head kick but it misses.
Becker swats away the attempt to clinch by Raeder.
Becker keeps the fight on the outside.
Becker swats away the attempt to clinch by Raeder.
Becker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raeder is looking to clinch but Becker is avoiding it.
Raeder throws a series of punches but Becker moves out of range.
Raeder throws a nice looking combination but Becker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker looks to score with a jab to the body but Raeder is just out of range.
Becker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raeder moves in looking to clinch but Becker pushes him off.
Raeder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raeder avoids the head kick by Becker.
Raeder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raeder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Becker scores with a jab.
Raeder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Becker.
Becker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raeder moves away.
Raeder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Becker.
Raeder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raeder moves in looking to clinch but Becker pushes him off.
Raeder tries to clinch but Becker is having none of it.
Raeder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Becker swats away the attempt to clinch by Raeder.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Becker looks to land a left hand but Raeder moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raeder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Becker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raeder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Becker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Becker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Raeder is rocked!
It looks like Dirk Raeder has been cut.
Raeder throws a series of punches but Becker moves out of range.
Raeder is still on wobbly legs! Can Becker finish him?
Becker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crunch! Becker slams his shin into Raeder's torso.
Cj Becker is winning the standup battle so far.
Raeder is looking to clinch but Becker is avoiding it.
Becker looks to throw the jab but Raeder is out of range.
Raeder walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Raeder is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cj Becker!
A very excited looking Cj Becker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Soren Monkongtong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockem Sockem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soren Monkongtong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rockem Sockem!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkongtong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sockem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkongtong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monkongtong misses the shot to the body.
Monkongtong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monkongtong lands a jab to Sockem's midsection.
Monkongtong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sockem misses with a head kick.
Monkongtong throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sockem to counter with a crisp jab.
Monkongtong avoids a kick to the body.
Sockem throws a series of punches but Monkongtong avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Sockem.
Sockem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkongtong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sockem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monkongtong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sockem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monkongtong moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Monkongtong.
Monkongtong lands a good knee to the midsection. Sockem won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkongtong slows down the pace here.
Monkongtong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sockem takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Monkongtong.
Monkongtong blocks an uppercut.
Monkongtong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sockem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Monkongtong.
Monkongtong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Monkongtong.
Monkongtong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monkongtong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Monkongtong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkongtong tries to clinch up but Sockem circles away and keeps his distance.
Monkongtong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Monkongtong closes the distance and pushes Sockem back into the cage.
A knee to the head by Monkongtong.
Sockem is rocked!
Sockem looks winded!
Monkongtong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sockems head.
Sockem is still on wobbly legs! Can Monkongtong finish him?
Monkongtong creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Sockem crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Sockem face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Monkongtong takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Soren Monkongtong!
A very excited looking Soren Monkongtong rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lenny Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taai Taai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 50 Cent - Outlaw Remix Ft. Game . Taai has chosen Snoop as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenny Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taai Taai!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taai has closed the distance and engaged Lewis in a clinch.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taai tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Taai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taai misses with a knee to the head.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taai trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis tries to work over Taai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lewis presses Taai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lewis working aggressively here.
A short right from Lewis.
Taai looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewis.
Lewis can't find room to land a body shot as Taai controls the action.
Taai tries to circle away but Lewis has him pinned against the cage.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Lewis lands a body shot.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lewis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taai is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis pushes Taai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taai is still on wobbly legs! Can Lewis finish him?
Lewis creates a bit of distance and cracks Taai with a big uppercut! Taai goes down! The referee pushes Lewis away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Taai make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Lewis takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lenny Lewis!
Lenny Lewis took some time post fight to say the following; 'Shout out to my team and fans for making me a force to be reckon with. Now I got gold, I will try my very best to keep it that way. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Zalachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunnas comes into the arena with Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus blaring out of the sound system. Zalachenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Torture Chamber. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Zalachenko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalachenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kunnas was well out of range. Poor timing from Zalachenko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kunnas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kunnas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kunnas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zalachenko misses with an uppercut
and Kunnas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kunnas ducks under a wild hook from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko looks to land a right hand but Kunnas moved out of range.
Kunnas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kunnas moves into range and clinches up with Zalachenko.
Kunnas connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zalachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kunnas's elbow.
Zalachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kunnas's elbow.
Zalachenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but Zalachenko blocks with his arms.
Zalachenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zalachenko's elbow.
Kunnas missing with knees to the body.
Kunnas blocks the elbow strike.
Zalachenko lands an uppercut.
Kunnas connects with a knee to the head.
Kunnas struggles to land a body shot inside as Zalachenko controls his hands.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but Zalachenko blocks it.
Kunnas pushes Zalachenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kunnas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zalachenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zalachenko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zalachenko receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Zalachenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kunnas.
Nice body punch from Zalachenko - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kunnas.
Zalachenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Kunnas gets an underhook and turns Zalachenko into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kunnas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zalachenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Kunnas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zalachenko misses with a low kick.
Zalachenko throws a low kick but Kunnas moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Zalachenko scores with a four punch combination!
Zalachenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zalachenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Zalachenko misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalachenko lands a leg kick that knocks Kunnas off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zalachenko. Kunnas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zalachenko scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Zalachenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zalachenko throws a right hand that Kunnas ducks under and follows up with a left that Kunnas also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Kunnas.
Kunnas moves out of range as Zalachenko throws a body kick.
Zalachenko throws a hook to the side of Kunnas's head but Kunnas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kunnas throws a leg kick but Zalachenko checks it.
Zalachenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zalachenko throws a body punch but Kunnas moves out of range.
Zalachenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kunnas's head backwards.
Zalachenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kunnas's calf.
Kunnas throws a wild body kick that Zalachenko sees coming a mile off.
Zalachenko misses the jab.
Zalachenko wants to clinch up but Kunnas keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko thuds his right hand into Kunnas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alexander Zalachenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kunnas lands a high kick!
Zalachenko misses with a leg kick
and Kunnas moves into the clinch.
Kunnas takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mauri Kunnas has been cut.
Zalachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kunnas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Alexander Zalachenko has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zalachenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kunnas misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Zalachenko as the two fighters clinch.
Zalachenko avoiding damage as Kunnas throws knees to the body.
Kunnas misses with an elbow strike.
Zalachenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kunnas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kunnas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zalachenko lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kunnas misses with a knee strike.
Zalachenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Zalachenko lands with a light punch inside.
Alexander Zalachenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zalachenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zalachenko lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zalachenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Kunnas avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Zalachenko.
Kunnas tries to land knees in the clinch but Zalachenko avoids the damage to the body.
Zalachenko misses with the head strike.
Zalachenko tries a body shot but Kunnas blocks it.
Kunnas misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kunnas as Zalachenko tries to tie him up.
Zalachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Kunnas controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Zalachenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zalachenko lands a front kick to the face, that drops Kunnas to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunnas checks a low kick from Zalachenko.
Alexander Zalachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zalachenko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zalachenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Zalachenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kunnas doesn't seem phased though.
Zalachenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kunnas backs away from a small jab... but Zalachenko lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Kunnas crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Zalachenko with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Alexander Zalachenko!
Alexander Zalachenko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Commodore Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Commodore Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perry circles away quickly and effectively.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Perry throws an overhand right that lands on Takamura's shoulder, as Takamura tries to avoid the shot.
Perry darts in and clinches Takamura up against the cage.
Perry misses with an elbow strike.
Perry breaks the clinch.
Commodore Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry throws a leg kick
and Takamura counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Takamura.
It looks like Commodore Perry has been cut.
Perry avoids the head kick by Takamura.
Takamura misses with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry moves out of range of the strikes.
Takamura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry misses with the combination.
Takamura tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Perry.
Takamura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perry is looking to score with low kicks.
Takamura swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Takamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perry throws an overhand right that lands on Takamura's shoulder, as Takamura tries to avoid the shot.
Takamura walks into a straight right hand from Perry.
Perry clinches up against the cage.
Perry lands a damaging elbow.
Takamura breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a one two combo.
Takamura on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Takamura works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Perry. That snapped Takamura's head back.
Perry closes the distance and pushes Takamura back into the cage.
Perry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perry lands a left hand.
Perry lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Perry.
Takamura is rocked!
Takamura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Takamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Perry finish him?
Perry is controlling Takamura's neck. Perry unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Takamura goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Commodore Perry!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Claude Van Halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Halen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micheal White!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Halen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White throws a looping overhand right but Van Halen ducks down to avoid it.
White clinches with his opponent.
Van Halen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Halen misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Halen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Halen tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Halen digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Halen is trying to break free.
Van Halen throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Van Halen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from White.
It looks like Jean Claude Van Halen has been cut.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Halen blocks an elbow strike.
Van Halen can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Van Halen is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
Van Halen has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands an elbow inside that Van Halen shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Halen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from White.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Halen misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Halen misses with a hook from the clinch.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Halen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Halen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White lands an elbow that stopped Van Halen in his tracks for a moment.
Van Halen blocks an elbow strike from White.
Van Halen wants to break free but White has control.
Van Halen gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Halen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
Van Halen has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Halen is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
Van Halen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Halen is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
Van Halen blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen wants to break free but White has control.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Halen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Halen's brow.
Van Halen misses with some punches.
Van Halen wants to break free but White has control.
White lands an elbow inside that Van Halen shrugs off.
White blocks an uppercut.
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!
Van Halen tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.
Van Halen avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from White.
White has Van Halen pressed against the cage, preventing Van Halen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from White.
White lands an elbow just above Van Halen 's eye.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Halen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Halen avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White lands an elbow inside that Van Halen shrugs off.
Van Halen avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Micheal White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean Claude Van Halen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Halen.
White slips a jab from Van Halen.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Halen was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Van Halen is looking to land body kicks.
Van Halen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White is rocked!
Van Halen throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters quickly with a head kick that drops Van Halen to the mat! The referee starts the count at 3 - will Van Halen be able to get back to his feet in time? 4,5,6, he's up. He looks OK so we'll continue the action!
Van Halen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
White has managed to clinch.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Van Halen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Halen tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Van Halen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White pushes Van Halen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Halen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Halen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Halen dodges an elbow strike from White.
Van Halen is trying to push White away but White has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Halen seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Halen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Halen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White misses with an elbow strike.
White lands an elbow inside.
White lands a damaging elbow.
Van Halen dodges an elbow strike from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
Jean Claude Van Halen's cut is getting worse.
Van Halen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Halen tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
Van Halen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Halen wants to break free but White has control.
Van Halen throws a head punch that misses.
White misses with an elbow strike.
Van Halen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Halen throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from White.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Van Halen with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Van Halen looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Van Halen get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Micheal White!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamikaze Sazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamikaze Sazuki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sazuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Greene. Greene obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Greene.
Greene scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Greene looks to land a body kick but Sazuki moved away.
Sazuki tries to bum rush Greene with a series of wild strikes but Greene uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sazuki misses with a combination
and Greene counters with a three punch combo that has Sazuki backing up. Sazuki nods at Greene to acknowledge the strikes.
Greene throws a head kick but Sazuki moves out of range.
Greene gets a clinch.
Sazuki managing to block the knees to the body from Greene.
Greene lands an elbow inside that Sazuki shrugs off.
Greene throws a punch but it's blocked by Sazuki.
Sazuki can't break the clinch.
Greene lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sazuki takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Kamikaze Sazuki has been cut.
Greene throws a head punch that misses.
Sazuki wants to break free but Greene has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki avoiding damage as Greene throws knees to the body.
Greene stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Greene lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Greene scores with a shot to the side of Sazuki's head.
Greene lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sazuki's elbow.
Greene with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sazuki dodges an elbow strike from Greene.
Greene lands a damaging elbow.
Greene lands an elbow inside that Sazuki shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Greene as the two fighters clinch.
Greene working Sazuki over with knees to the body.
Sazuki tries to break free but Greene pushes him back against the cage.
Greene pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sazuki avoids the elbow strike from Greene, against the cage.
Sazuki blocks an elbow strike from Greene.
Greene'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.
Sazuki takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greene with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greene lands a nice elbow.
Greene lands an elbow inside that Sazuki shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Greene dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamikaze Sazuki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sazuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sazuki avoids the head kick by Greene.
Sazuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
Sazuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sazuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sazuki misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Greene there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sazuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Sazuki throws a one two combo.
Greene scores with a punch to the head.
Greene throws a good cross that connects.
Greene takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sazuki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sazuki throws a push kick but Greene slaps the foot to one side.
Sazuki lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Greene. Sazuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice shot by Sazuki.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sazuki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Greene - the referee stops the clock and Sazuki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Greene. Sazuki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Greene throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but Greene avoids them all with ease.
Sazuki misses with a hook. Greene ducked under it nicely.
Sazuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Sazuki. Those never looked like landing.
Sazuki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Danny Greene has been cut.
Greene comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sazuki. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greene scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sazuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sazuki misses with a body shot.
Sazuki throws a low kick, looking for Greene's leg but Greene calmly moves out of range.
Danny Greene is winning the standup battle so far.
Sazuki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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!
Sazuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Greene throws a big shot that misses.
Greene throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sazuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greene rushes Sazuki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Greene unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sazuki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Greene - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sazuki blocks an elbow strike from Greene.
Sazuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sazuki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sazuki blocks the elbow strike.
Greene tries a knee to the head but Sazuki blocks it.
Greene is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sazuki is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Greene will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sazuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sazuki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Greene looks for the body kick but Sazuki saw that one coming.
Kamikaze Sazuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greene throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick by Sazuki misses
and Greene counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Greene.
Greene scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sazuki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Greene moves in looking to clinch but Sazuki pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Greene.
Greene showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sazuki.
Greene throws a right hand that Sazuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Sazuki also avoids with ease.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but Greene avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Greene misses.
Greene throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki throws a right and a left that Greene avoids nicely.
Sazuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greene clinches up with Sazuki and pushes him back against the cage.
Sazuki tries to break the clinch but Greene is controlling the position.
Greene throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Danny Greene has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sazuki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Greene.
Greene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Greene misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sazuki blocks the elbow strike.
Sazuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Greene tries a body shot but Sazuki blocks it.
Sazuki is trying to force a seperation but Greene has the dominant position.
Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sazuki takes an elbow to the temple.
Greene gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Greene fails to land.
A short left from Greene.
Greene using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sazuki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Greene working aggressively here.
Greene trying to land knees to the body.
Greene creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sazuki's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greene prevents Sazuki from breaking the clinch.
Greene lands an elbow inside.
Greene tries a knee to the head but Sazuki blocks it.
Greene tries to land knees in the clinch but Sazuki avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Greene clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sazuki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sazuki tries to bum rush Greene with a series of wild strikes but Greene uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greene avoids the body shot from Sazuki.
Sazuki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Greene thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sazuki if he has to take too many more of those.
Greene misses with a body kick.
Sazuki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sazuki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sazuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sazuki misses with a head kick.
Greene scores with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Greene.
Sazuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greene slips under a jab.
Greene fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sazuki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sazuki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Greene scrambles back to his feet.
Greene delivers a nice body kick.
Greene scores with a jab. Sazuki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sazuki throws a right hand that Greene ducks under and follows up with a left that Greene also avoids with ease.
Greene is looking to land body kicks.
Sazuki scores with a body shot.
Greene looks to land a combination but Sazuki avoids it well.
Greene scores with a hook.
Greene throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sazuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sazuki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sazuki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sazuki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Greene is looking to clinch but Sazuki is avoiding it.
Sazuki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Greene looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Sazuki misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sazuki throws a nice looking combination but Greene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sazuki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good leg kick by Greene there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sazuki tries to work over Greene's front leg with a kick but Greene checks it.
Greene moves into the clinch successfully.
Greene working Sazuki over with knees to the body.
Greene throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Greene throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sazuki blocks it with crossed arms.
Greene scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sazuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sazuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Greene showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sazuki.
Sazuki throws a sloppy head kick
and Greene counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Greene had his way with Kamikaze Sazuki in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Sazuki misses with a two punch combination.
Sazuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sazuki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Greene scores with a push kick.
Greene throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Greene moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kamikaze Sazuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Sazuki does no damage.
Greene clobbers Sazuki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A lazy left from Greene finds it's target.
Sazuki misses with a double jab.
Sazuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greene tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sazuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greene bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sazuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greene counters with a nice body kick.
Sazuki is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sazuki throws a lazy uppercut
and Sazuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sazuki throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.
A jab from Sazuki misses.
Greene tries to land a front kick but Sazuki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Greene connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sazuki's hands.
Greene throws a hook to the side of Sazuki's head but Sazuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sazuki takes one to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Greene - that will leave a mark!
Greene tries to land a front kick but Sazuki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Greene misses with a low kick.
Greene moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Greene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sazuki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sazuki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sazuki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Greene.
Greene dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sazuki. That did some damage!
Greene closes the distance and clinches.
Greene trying to control the position but instead, Sazuki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Greene into the cage.
Kamikaze Sazuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greene with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greene creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sazuki 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.
Sazuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Greene.
A slapping leg kick lands for Greene.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Greene showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greene has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Greene!
A very excited looking Danny Greene rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Stimpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Xavier Armstrong enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Stimpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stimpson throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
Stimpson throws a head kick that misses.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick
and Stimpson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stimpson misses with a leg kick
and Armstrong counters with a leg kick.
Stimpson lands the left hand.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armstrong cracks Stimpson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stimpson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Armstrong moves away from the strike by Stimpson.
Stimpson jabs Armstrong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stimpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armstrong moves away.
Armstrong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stimpson takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
Stimpson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong takes the fight into the clinch.
Armstrong lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stimpson wants to get back to striking at distance but Armstrong won't allow it.
Armstrong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stimpson avoids it.
Armstrong avoiding damage.
Stimpson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stimpson misses with an uppercut
and Armstrong counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stimpson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Armstrong.
Stimpson is breathing heavily.
Stimpson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stimpson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dave Stimpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stimpson's elbow.
Stimpson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Armstrong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stimpson can't break the clinch.
Armstrong lands a hook that snaps the head of Stimpson backwards.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Stimpson controls the action.
Stimpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stimpson tries to circle away but Armstrong has him pinned against the cage.
Stimpson blocking some punches.
Stimpson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Armstrong to work.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
Stimpson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stimpson breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Armstrong dominated that round.
That's time! Stimpson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Armstrong moves into the clinch successfully.
Stimpson breaks the clinch.
Armstrong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stimpson, pushing him back against the cage.
Armstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dave Stimpson has been cut.
Stimpson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Stimpson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Armstrong.
A nice left hand lands by Armstrong.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Stimpson controls the action.
Stimpson prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stimpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xavier Armstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Armstrong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stimpson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stimpson.
Stimpson throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Stimpson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a body kick that misses.
Armstrong blocks a leg kick.
Stimpson punishes Armstrong's body with a nice straight punch.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Stimpson pushes him off.
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Stimpson.
Armstrong tries to clinch up
enabling Stimpson to counter with a crisp jab.
Armstrong throws a right and a left that Stimpson avoids nicely.
Stimpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Armstrong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Armstrong avoids the head kick by Stimpson.
Stimpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Stimpson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armstrong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stimpson avoiding damage as Armstrong throws knees to the body.
Xavier Armstrong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stimpson can't break the clinch.
Armstrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stimpson or not.
Armstrong lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armstrong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stimpson avoids it.
Armstrong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Armstrong lands an uppercut.
Armstrong stalling the fight.
Armstrong presses Stimpson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Armstrong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stimpson is defending well for now.
Armstrong pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stimpson is defending well for now.
Stimpson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Armstrong is keeping busy.
Stimpson 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.
Xavier Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Stimpson's cut.
That's time! Stimpson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stimpson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Armstrong to counter with a crisp jab.
Armstrong rushes Stimpson and presses him up against the cage.
Stimpson struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Stimpson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Armstrong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stimpson is defending well for now.
Armstrong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stimpson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stimpson prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stimpson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Armstrong.
Armstrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Stimpson controls the action.
Armstrong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong prevents Stimpson from breaking the clinch.
Stimpson breaks the clinch.
Stimpson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stimpson throws a lazy head kick
and Armstrong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stimpson was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Armstrong lands with a nice body punch.
Armstrong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armstrong moves out of range of the strikes.
Armstrong cracks Stimpson with a good jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stimpson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armstrong scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stimpson throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Armstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong cracks Stimpson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stimpson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Armstrong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stimpson at a distance.
Armstrong tries to clinch up.
Armstrong connects with a looping right hand.
Stimpson avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Stimpson is looking to wear down Armstrong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Armstrong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Armstrong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stimpson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stimpson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stimpson, pushing him back against the cage.
Armstrong is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stimpson lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Armstrong really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Stimpson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Armstrong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stimpson will feel that in the morning.
Armstrong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stimpson throws out the jab.
Stimpson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Armstrong. That one must have hurt.
Armstrong throws a wild body kick that Stimpson sees coming a mile off.
Dave Stimpson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stimpson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Armstrong counters with a nice leg kick.
Armstrong tries to land a front kick but Stimpson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Armstrong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Armstrong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stimpson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong throws a leg kick which misses Stimpson's front leg but catches the back leg as Stimpson tries to avoid it.
Armstrong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Armstrong takes the fight into the clinch.
Armstrong scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong looking to stall.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Armstrong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stimpson blocks it with crossed arms.
Stimpson blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Armstrong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Armstrong.
Armstrong looking to stall.
Armstrong lands a hook that snaps the head of Stimpson backwards.
Armstrong tries to stall but Stimpson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Armstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Stimpson.
A head punch on the inside from Armstrong fails to land.
Armstrong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside that Stimpson shrugs off.
Armstrong tries to throw a body punch but Stimpson avoids it by throwing Armstrong back against the cage.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stimpson's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stimpson is trying to break the clinch but Armstrong has him pressed against the cage.
Armstrong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stimpson's efforts to push away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stimpson blocks it with crossed arms.
Stimpson managing to block the knees to the body from Armstrong.
Stalling in the clinch from Armstrong.
Stimpson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stimpson tries to break the clinch but Armstrong is controlling the position.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Stimpson controls his hands.
Stimpson avoiding damage as Armstrong throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Stimpson.
Stimpson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Armstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stimpson misses with an uppercut
and Armstrong counters with a nice body kick.
Jab from Stimpson.
Stimpson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Armstrong dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dave Stimpson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slow jab from Armstrong misses its intended target.
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
Armstrong throws a leg kick that misses.
Armstrong scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Stimpson misses.
Stimpson moves out of range of the leg kick from Armstrong.
Stimpson throws a looping overhand right but Armstrong ducks down to avoid it.
Stimpson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Armstrong under the eye.
Stimpson throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stimpson checks a leg kick.
Stimpson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stimpson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Armstrong counters with a body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stimpson lands with a right hand.
Stimpson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stimpson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Armstrong scores with the left hand. Stimpson knows he should have avoided that one.
Stimpson sizes up Armstrong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A right-left combo lands from Stimpson.
Armstrong tries to clinch up.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stimpson.
Nice shot lands for Stimpson.
Armstrong throws a front kick aimed at Stimpson's knee but Stimpson avoids it well.
Stimpson blocks a head kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stimpson jabs Armstrong right on the nose. Armstrong blinks but takes it well.
Stimpson throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stimpson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stimpson throws a poor cross that misses
and Armstrong counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Armstrong. Stimpson shrugs it off though.
A clash of legs there as Stimpson blocks the low kick.
Stimpson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Armstrong misses with the combination.
Dave Stimpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stimpson works the jab nicely.
Armstrong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stimpson's calf.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Stimpson is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stimpson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Armstrong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Armstrong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stimpson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Armstrong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Stimpson.
Well Armstrong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Armstrong!
A relieved looking Xavier Armstrong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Rich Aces High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aces High comes to the cage accompanied by Aces High. Green is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Miracle - We Ain't Scared. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Aces High!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Green!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green tries to clinch but Aces High is having none of it.
Green doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Green tries to move into range but Aces High moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Green takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Green dips to his left and cracks Aces High with an uppercut!
Green misses with a looping left.
A big left from Green misses.
Aces High digs a good hook to Green's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green misses with a straight right.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aces High swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aces High checks it well.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aces High swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aces High checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aces High throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Green misses.
Aces High throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aces High's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aces High uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Aces High catches Green with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aces High takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aces High thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aces High's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Aces High.
Green throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green throws a body kick that misses.
Aces High tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Aces High.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aces High digs a good hook to Green's body.
Green misses with a low kick.
Aces High ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green tests Aces High's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aces High keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Aces High's shoulder, as Aces High tries to avoid the shot.
Aces High scores with a shot to the body.
Aces High is looking to wear down Green with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aces High throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.
Green checks the leg kick nicely there.
Green 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.
Aces High throws a combination. Green tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Green sizes up Aces High with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aces High connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aces High.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aces High.
Green defending well as Aces High loads up on a big left hand.
Green scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aces High doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aces High throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Aces High.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Green throws a body punch but Aces High moves out of range.
Aces High takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Green misses with a body shot.
Green fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aces High lands with a shot to the body.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Aces High.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aces High takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Aces High tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Green walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aces High pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green tries to clinch but Aces High is having none of it.
Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aces High.
Aces High's corner calls for a 1-2. Aces High obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aces High misses the shot to the body.
Aces High lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
Green tries to clinch but Aces High is having none of it.
Green will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aces High checks a leg kick nicely.
Aces High tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aces High throws a shot to the body.
Aces High is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Aces High slips the punch.
Aces High defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Aces High dominated that round.
That's time! Aces High's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aces High tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Aces High.
Green throws a low kick but Aces High avoids it.
Aces High walks into a left hand.
Aces High throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Aces High catches Green right on the button with a cross.
Green looks to throw the jab but Aces High is out of range.
Aces High throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Aces High takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aces High gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aces High breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green scores with a jab.
Green avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aces High throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green clinches up with Aces High and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aces High was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Aces High throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Aces High staying out of range there.
Aces High lands a front kick to the face, that drops Green to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good shot there by Aces High.
Green throws a chopping leg kick but Aces High manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aces High tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Aces High.
Aces High misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Green lands with a good body shot.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aces High.
Green throws a chopping leg kick but Aces High manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aces High uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Green has time to react.
Green is rocked!
Aces High scores with a hook to the body. Green takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Green is still on wobbly legs! Can Aces High finish him?
Green walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Green is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rich Aces High!
Rich Aces High retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rich Aces High made sure he mentioned Non-Stop Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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