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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Fist Of Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fist Of Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steel Penn tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
Steel Penn rushes Peterson and presses him up against the ropes.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dylan Peterson has been cut.
Steel Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peterson or not.
Steel Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steel Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steel Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steel Penn manages to break the clinch.
Steel Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peterson takes a kick to the side of the head.
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 slow jab from Steel Penn misses its intended target.
Steel Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel Penn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peterson backs up against the ropes.
Steel Penn tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steel Penn walks into a stiff left hand from Peterson.
Steel Penn is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Fist Of Steel Penn has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Steel Penn pushes him off.
Peterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steel Penn tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Steel Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peterson cracks Steel Penn with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Steel Penn is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Steel Penn is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
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!
Peterson cracks Steel Penn with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mordred Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. 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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149 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mordred Deschain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebrahim Azhari!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deschain moves into the clinch.
Deschain managing to block the knees to the body from Azhari.
A nice left hand lands by Deschain.
Deschain lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Deschain.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Deschain as Azhari tries to tie him up.
Deschain lands a good knee to the midsection. Azhari won't want to take too many of those.
Azhari prevents a body shot from Deschain.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deschain.
Deschain struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Deschain.
Azhari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Azhari tries a knee to the head but Deschain blocks it.
Deschain lands a damaging elbow.
Azhari tries to land a knee to the head but Deschain blocks with his arms.
Deschain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azhari tries a body shot but Deschain blocks it.
Deschain lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deschain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Deschain'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.
Deschain lands a body shot.
Deschain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azhari's defenses.
Azhari managing to block the knees to the body from Deschain.
Azhari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deschain blocks it with crossed arms.
Azhari working hard to break the clinch.
Azhari working aggressively here.
Azhari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deschain is stalling here.
Deschain lands a nice uppercut.
Azhari trying to stall but Deschain improves his position.
Deschain lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Deschain.
Deschain misses with a body punch.
Azhari avoiding damage as Deschain throws knees to the body.
Deschain missing with knees to the body.
Deschain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deschain lands with a short shot to the head.
Azhari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azhari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azhari tries to land a knee to the head but Deschain blocks with his arms.
Deschain struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
Deschain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deschain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Deschain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Azhari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deschain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Azhari takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordred Deschain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Azhari moves out of range of the leg kick from Deschain.
Deschain just misses with a punch to the body.
Azhari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Azhari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deschain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Deschain is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
Deschain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azhari on the side of the head.
Deschain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azhari is out of range and Deschain settles back down.
Deschain thows a leg kick but Azhari checks it
letting Azhari counter with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Deschain.
Azhari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Azhari tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari scores with a punch to the head.
Deschain misses with a looping left.
Deschain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azhari is out of range and Deschain settles back down.
A low kick from Deschain misses
and Azhari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deschain. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deschain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Azhari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deschain blocks a head kick by Azhari.
Deschain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azhari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azhari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Azhari tries to keep at a distance but Deschain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Azhari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azhari's face.
Deschain lands a damaging elbow.
Deschain blocking some punches.
Azhari connects with a knee to the head.
Deschain lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Deschain as Azhari tries to tie him up.
Azhari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deschain stalling.
Deschain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Azhari's efforts to push away.
Azhari working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhari misses with the head strike.
Azhari swings wildly with an uppercut but Deschain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deschain landing knees to the head.
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 Mordred Deschain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Deschain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Deschain connects with a single shot there.
Azhari checks a leg kick.
Deschain looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Azhari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Deschain misses with a right hand
and Azhari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Deschain here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Deschain misses with a body shot.
Deschain moves in looking to clinch but Azhari pushes him off.
Azhari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Azhari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Deschain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Deschain lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari throws out a loose jab but Deschain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deschain misses with a body shot.
Mordred Deschain is winning the standup battle so far.
Deschain throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deschain misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Azhari drops his hands momentarily and Deschain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Deschain is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
Deschain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Azhari is able to avoid easily.
Azhari blocks a jab.
Deschain connects with a solid leg kick.
Deschain misses with a right hand
and Azhari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deschain lands with a good body shot.
Mordred Deschain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deschain clinches up with Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes.
Azhari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deschain slowing the pace effectively.
Deschain presses Azhari against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deschain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azhari's elbow.
Deschain trying to stall but Azhari improves his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deschain misses with a punch to the body.
Azhari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Azhari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deschain avoids it.
Azhari wants to break free but Deschain has control.
Deschain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Azhari up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Deschain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordred Deschain clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Deschain's corner calls for a 1-2. Deschain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Azhari takes a swing at Deschain's ribcage but misses.
Deschain scores with a body shot.
Deschain swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari doesn't manage to clinch there - Deschain circles away.
Deschain throws a poor cross that misses
and Azhari counters with a one-two to the body.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deschain moves away.
Azhari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Azhari tries to move into range but Deschain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Deschain misses.
Deschain misses with a jab to the body
and Azhari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deschain thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain throws a chopping leg kick but Azhari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Deschain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Azhari counters with a head kick.
Deschain connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deschain. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deschain misses with a wild body shot.
Deschain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deschain throws a low kick, looking for Azhari's leg but Azhari calmly moves out of range.
Deschain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Deschain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azhari throws a right hand that Deschain ducks under and follows up with a left that Deschain also avoids with ease.
Deschain throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Deschain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Deschain. That snapped Azhari's head back.
Deschain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deschain misses with a combination
and Azhari counters with a straight right hand.
Azhari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Azhari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deschain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deschain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deschain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Azhari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Deschain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azhari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordred Deschain had his way with Ebrahim Azhari in that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Deschain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Deschain.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Deschain.
Deschain jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Deschain misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.
Deschain is looking to wear down Azhari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Azhari throws a sloppy head kick and Deschain moves out of range easily.
Deschain avoids the head kick by Azhari.
Deschain misses with a body shot.
Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Azhari misses.
Deschain lands a jab to the nose.
Azhari throws a shot to the body.
Deschain misses with a low kick as Azhari jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari misses with a lunging right hand
and Deschain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Deschain.
Deschain tries to clinch
and Azhari counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Deschain.
Deschain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deschain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Azhari wants to clinch up but Deschain keeps it at a distance.
Azhari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Deschain moves into the clinch.
Mordred Deschain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Deschain - that landed with a thud.
Deschain tries to throw a body punch but Azhari avoids it by throwing Deschain back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azhari tries a knee to the head but Deschain blocks it.
Azhari has had enough of the clinch but Deschain keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Azhari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Deschain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azhari is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deschain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari is looking to control Deschain's arms but Deschain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Azhari has his back to the ropes.
Mordred Deschain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Deschain has Azhari pushed against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Deschain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Deschain.
Deschain pushes Azhari back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Azhari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Azhari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordred Deschain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Deschain 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordred Deschain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Dawkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Drew Molina's chin.
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Molina!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Molina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Molina takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Molina throws a series of punches but Dawkins moves out of range.
Molina throws a shot to the body.
Dawkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Molina.
Molina fails to land with a series of punches.
Dawkins moves out of range as Molina strikes.
Dawkins throws a nice head kick!
Molina misses with a series of wild punches.
Molina throws a combination that misses
and Dawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Molina moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Molina pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dawkins back to the ropes. Molina follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Drew Molina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawkins steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Molina to the mat! Molina looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Dawkins is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Dawkins jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Brian Dawkins!
A very excited looking Brian Dawkins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chil Pal Gu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chil Pal Gu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chil Pal Gu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Ross!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ross throws out the jab.
Ross misses with a low kick as Gu jumps back.
Ross jabs Gu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ross rushes Gu and presses him up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ross.
It looks like Chil Pal Gu has been cut.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Gu scores with a jab. Ross acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gu throws a lazy right hand but Ross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gu checks the leg kick.
Ross doesn't manage to clinch there - Gu circles away.
Gu tries to move into range but Ross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ross doesn't manage to clinch there - Gu circles away.
Ross wants to clinch.
Ross has closed the distance and engaged Gu in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gu lands a right hand.
Gu breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Ross misses.
Gu slips under a jab from Ross.
Gu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gu lands a glancing blow to the side of Ross's head.
Ross staying out of range there.
Ross misses with an uppercut.
Ross throws a big shot that misses.
Gu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ross manages to avoid it.
Nate Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Gu. Beautiful body shot.
Gu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nate Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross misses with a looping left.
Ross tries to bum rush Gu with a series of wild strikes but Gu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ross walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Nate Ross has been cut.
Gu throws a looping overhand right but Ross ducks down to avoid it.
Ross misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Gu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ross doesn't seem phased though.
Gu scores with a nice strike.
Ross throws a head kick but Gu moves out of range.
Ross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ross attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Ross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Ross.
Ross rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Gu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chil Pal Gu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ross throws a lazy uppercut
and Gu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ross takes one on the button.
Ross throws a lazy uppercut
and Gu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Left hook, right uppercut from Gu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Gu.
A big left from Ross misses.
Gu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gu staggers Ross with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Ross looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Ross is rocked!
Ross throws a right hand that misses
and Gu counters with a straight right hand that connects right on the button, dropping Ross face first to the canvas! He's out! He's out cold! No need for a count here - this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chil Pal Gu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Giovanni Niccoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koichi Kano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
245 lbs
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256 lbs
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Granite chin
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giovanni Niccoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kano.
Niccoli lands a jab to the nose.
Niccoli with a jab.
It looks like Koichi Kano has been cut.
Kano throws a front kick that sends Niccoli stumbling back into the ropes.
Niccoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Niccoli pushes Kano away with a front 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!
Kano closes the distance and pushes Niccoli back into the ropes.
Kano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niccoli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kano backwards.
Kano stalling.
Kano swings wildly with an uppercut but Niccoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niccoli's elbow.
Niccoli leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Niccoli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kano.
Kano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niccoli blocks a body shot from Kano.
Kano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niccoli throws an elbow but it misses.
Kano blocks the elbow strike.
Niccoli tries to stall but Kano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kano landing knees to the body.
Kano stalling in the clinch but Niccoli improves position.
Niccoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niccoli misses with a low kick as Kano jumps back.
Kano throws a leg kick but Niccoli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Niccoli swings for the body but Kano moves out of range.
Niccoli scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kano checks a leg kick nicely.
Kano connects with a solid leg kick.
Kano tries a head kick but it misses.
Kano drives through and clinches with Niccoli against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Niccoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niccoli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kano lands a shoulder strike.
Kano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niccoli.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Niccoli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kano's brow.
Niccoli looking to stall.
Kano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kano tries to land knees in the clinch but Niccoli avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Koichi Kano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koichi Kano's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Niccoli clobbers Kano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the liver by Kano. Beautiful body shot.
Niccoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Kano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick from Kano lands but Niccoli takes it in his stride.
It looks like Giovanni Niccoli has been cut.
Kano lands a nice hook to Niccoli's body. Niccoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niccoli swings for the body but Kano moves out of range.
Kano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kano misses with a body punch.
Kano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kano wants to stall.
Kano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kano is trying to stall.
Kano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kano blocking some punches.
Niccoli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kano is keeping busy.
Kano tries to work over Niccoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Niccoli lands an uppercut.
Kano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Niccoli throws an elbow but it misses.
Kano lands an elbow just above Niccoli 's eye.
Giovanni Niccoli's cut is getting worse.
Kano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Niccoli's brow.
Kano lands a shoulder strike.
Niccoli working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kano struggles to land a body shot inside as Niccoli controls his hands.
Niccoli missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niccoli gets through Kano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kano can't find room to land a body shot as Niccoli controls the action.
Niccoli tries to stall but Kano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kano has a couple of punches blocked by Niccoli.
Kano misses with an elbow over the top.
Niccoli stalling against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Kano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niccoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kano swings wildly with an uppercut but Niccoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niccoli avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kano 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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kano scores with a body shot.
Niccoli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Giovanni Niccoli is winning the standup battle so far.
Kano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niccoli avoids the head kick by Kano.
Niccoli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kano misses with a low kick.
Kano jabs Niccoli right on the nose. Niccoli blinks but takes it well.
Kano throws out a leg kick but Niccoli moves out of range and Kano only half commits.
Niccoli lands with a good body shot.
A low kick from Kano misses
and Niccoli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kano digs a good body shot into Niccoli's ribs.
Kano tries to land a front kick but Niccoli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niccoli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Niccoli sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kano checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niccoli throws a low kick but Kano avoids it.
Kano thows a body kick. Niccoli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Niccoli throws a head kick but Kano moves out of range.
Kano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Danga de danga de dang - Kano scores with a four punch combination!
Niccoli misses with a head kick.
Niccoli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Niccoli keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Kano misses its intended target.
Good work by Kano as he checks the leg kick.
Kano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niccoli throws out the jab.
Kano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niccoli.
Niccoli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kano checks it well.
Koichi Kano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kano misses with a jab to the body
and Niccoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Kano clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niccoli throws a head punch that misses.
Niccoli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kano backwards.
Kano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kano tries a body shot but Niccoli blocks it.
Niccoli avoids a wild elbow strike from Kano.
Koichi Kano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kano lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kano.
Niccoli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Niccoli working hard to break the clinch.
Niccoli avoids the elbow strike from Kano, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kano scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Koichi Kano just about did enough to take it.
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.
Kano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Niccoli is able to avoid easily.
Kano takes one to the chin there.
Niccoli throws a leg kick but Kano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kano 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.
Niccoli on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Niccoli.
Niccoli throws the kick towards the body but Kano avoids it.
Kano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kano, right into the meat.
Niccoli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Kano misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Niccoli.
Kano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Niccoli rather than just go for the knockout.
Kano throws a head kick but Niccoli moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Niccoli.
Kano throws a lazy head kick
and Niccoli counters with a slapping leg kick.
Niccoli looks to land a left hand but Kano moved out of range nicely.
Niccoli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kano throws a leg kick but Niccoli checks it.
Kano swings for the body but Niccoli moves out of range.
Niccoli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kano on the side of the head.
Kano rushes Niccoli and presses him up against the ropes.
Niccoli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Niccoli fails to land.
Niccoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kano's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kano.
Kano throws an elbow that misses.
Niccoli lands an elbow inside that Kano shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli trying to stall but Kano improves his position.
Kano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niccoli digs a right hand underneath Kano's ribcage. Kano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kano is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kano can't find room to land a body shot as Niccoli controls the action.
Niccoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niccoli lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Niccoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niccoli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kano backwards.
Niccoli lands a shoulder strike.
Kano is rocked!
Niccoli is pushing Kano up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kano is still on wobbly legs! Can Niccoli finish him?
Niccoli cracks Kano with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Kano goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Kano wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Giovanni Niccoli!
Our winner, Giovanni Niccoli, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Church walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schmidt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schmidt lands with a straight right. Church didn't see that one coming.
Schmidt swats away the attempt to clinch by Church.
Schmidt swats away the attempt to clinch by Church.
Schmidt scores with a body shot.
Schmidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Church.
Church lands a front kick to the face, that drops Schmidt 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!
It looks like John Schmidt has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Church tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schmidt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Church tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schmidt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schmidt clobbers Church with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schmidt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Church moves in looking to clinch but Schmidt pushes him off.
Church chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schmidt can pounce on him.
Church fails with an attempt to clinch.
Church tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Schmidt counters with a nice body kick.
Schmidt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Church keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church throws a push kick but Schmidt slaps the foot to one side.
Church is looking to clinch.
Church blocks a jab.
Church throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schmidt works the jab nicely.
Church moves out of range as Schmidt strikes.
Church is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Church wants to clinch but Schmidt slips to the side
and Schmidt counters with a body kick that stops Church in his tracks momentarily.
Schmidt throws a looping overhand right but Church ducks down to avoid it.
Church throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Church.
Church throws a head kick that half lands.
Church throws the kick towards the body but Schmidt avoids it.
Church throws a body kick that misses.
Church tries to clinch but Schmidt moves away
and Schmidt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Church takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schmidt misses with a straight right.
Church is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Church rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schmidt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church tries to clinch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Church pushes Schmidt up against the ropes in a clinch.
Church with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Church blocks the elbow strike.
Church is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schmidt blocks an elbow strike from Church.
Schmidt can't find room to land a body shot as Church controls the action.
Schmidt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Church's defenses.
Schmidt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schmidt blocks an elbow strike.
Schmidt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Church.
Church unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schmidt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Church misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Church backwards.
Schmidt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Church tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Church should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on John Schmidt's cut.
That's time! Church's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schmidt closes the distance and clinches.
Church has Schmidt pressed against the ropes.
Schmidt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Churchs head.
Schmidt lands a nice elbow.
Schmidt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schmidt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Church misses with a knee to the head.
Schmidt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Schmidt.
Schmidt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Church blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Church tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schmidt lands a knee to the body.
Schmidt looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Church cracks Schmidt with a nice body shot.
Schmidt lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt slows down the pace here.
Schmidt prevents Church from breaking the clinch.
Schmidt working Church over with knees to the body.
Schmidt pushes Church back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Schmidt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmidt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schmidt lands a shot to the body.
Schmidt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schmidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Church lands a nice knee to the body.
Church looking to slow down the pace here.
Church is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schmidt is defending well for now.
Schmidt tries to land knees in the clinch but Church avoids the damage to the body.
Church with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schmidt lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Church.
A shot in the inside from Schmidt.
Schmidt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Church with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Schmidt.
Church working hard to break the clinch.
Schmidt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Church is trying to stall.
Schmidt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmidt stalling in the clinch.
Schmidt lands an elbow just above Church 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Church tries a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks it.
Church lands an elbow inside.
Church takes an elbow to the forehead.
Schmidt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Church's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Schmidt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Schmidt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schmidt connects with a body shot that sends Church's belly button to the back.
Church tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Schmidt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Church wants to clinch.
Schmidt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Church under the eye.
Church tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Schmidt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt lands a jab to the nose.
Church gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schmidt.
Church on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schmidt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schmidt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Church fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmidt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Church tries to clinch up
and Schmidt counters with a nice uppercut.
Schmidt digs a good hook to Church's body.
Schmidt misses with a straight left.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Church moves to clinch but Schmidt breaks away
and Schmidt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Church tries to land a body kick
and Church takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schmidt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Church has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schmidt keeps the fight on the outside.
Church wants to clinch
and Church takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Church misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Church thumps Schmidt with a low kick.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Schmidt circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Schmidt counter with a right hand.
Church tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schmidt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Church is rocked!
Church misses with a straight right.
Schmidt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Church fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schmidt counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Church is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Church seems to have got his legs back now.
Good leg kick by Schmidt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Church takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Church tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Schmidt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Church takes one on the button.
Schmidt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schmidt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Church is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Church fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmidt's corner calls for a 1-2. Schmidt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Church tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Schmidt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Church blocks a jab.
Schmidt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schmidt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Schmidt really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Schmidt's cut.
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.
Schmidt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Church lands but Schmidt takes it in his stride.
Schmidt works Church's body with a nice hook.
Schmidt lands a nice hook to Church's body. Church takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Church takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Schmidt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Church manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schmidt.
Church tries a head kick but it misses.
Schmidt lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Schmidt misses.
Church tries to clinch up.
Church moves to clinch but Schmidt breaks away
and Schmidt counters with an outside leg kick.
Schmidt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dan Church seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Church closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Schmidt counter with a right hand.
Church on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Schmidt lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church darts in trying to clinch
and Schmidt counters with a nice leg kick.
Schmidt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Church.
Church wants to clinch
letting Schmidt counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Schmidt.
Schmidt looks to land a left hand but Church moved out of range nicely.
Church tries to land a body kick
and Schmidt counters with a nice leg kick.
Schmidt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Church darts in trying to clinch
and Schmidt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Church tries to clinch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Church closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schmidt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Church fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church throws a leg kick but Schmidt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Church looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Church tries to clinch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Church throws a leg kick but Schmidt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Church tries to clinch but Schmidt is having none of it.
Church tries to clinch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schmidt throws a leg kick which misses Church's front leg but catches the back leg as Church tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmidt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schmidt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Church moves in looking to clinch but Schmidt pushes him off.
Church looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Church tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Church takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Church is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmidt throws out a loose jab but Church uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt closes the distance and pushes Church back into the ropes.
Church with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Church tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Schmidt dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on John Schmidt'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. And we move into the final round!
Schmidt blocks a head kick by Church.
Schmidt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good leg kick by Schmidt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schmidt avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Church looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Church closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Schmidt counter with a right hand.
Church tries to keep at a distance but Schmidt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Church tries to land a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks with his arms.
Schmidt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Schmidt throws an elbow but misses.
Church tries to land knees in the clinch but Schmidt avoids the damage to the body.
Dan Church has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Church.
Church's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schmidt lands a damaging elbow.
Church looking to throw knees to the head but Schmidt is blocking nicely.
Schmidt'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt avoiding damage as Church throws knees to the body.
Schmidt lands an elbow that stopped Church in his tracks for a moment.
Schmidt working Church over with knees to the body.
Schmidt avoiding damage as Church throws knees to the body.
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.
Schmidt is stalling here.
Church crunches a lovely knee into Schmidt's ribcage.
John Schmidt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Church with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schmidt effectively controlling the action here.
Church tries to land knees in the clinch but Schmidt avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Schmidt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Church tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Schmidt.
Church struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmidt controls his hands.
Schmidt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Church backwards.
Church throws an elbow that misses.
Schmidt blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Schmidt.
A bit of stalling here from Schmidt.
Church is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schmidt is defending well for now.
John Schmidt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Church misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schmidt is pushing Church up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Schmidt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schmidt 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 46:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Schmidt!
After winning the bout, John Schmidt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Henry Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olrac Recto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins's entrance music is Cake - I will survive. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olrac Recto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins scores with the left hand. Recto knows he should have avoided that one.
Hopkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Recto. Recto obviously looking to wear him down.
Hopkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Recto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Recto throws a leg kick which misses Hopkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hopkins tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Recto misses its intended target.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Recto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hopkins connects with a single shot there.
Recto throws a series of strikes that have Hopkins backpedaling.
It looks like Henry Hopkins has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Recto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Hopkins. Those never looked like landing.
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Recto.
Hopkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Recto with a series of wild strikes but Recto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Hopkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Recto doesn't seem phased though.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Recto, right into the meat.
Hopkins scores with a nice right hand.
Hopkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Recto tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Recto throws a sloppy head kick
and Hopkins counters with a one-two to the body.
Recto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Recto scores with a leg kick.
Recto fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Recto tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Recto throws a lazy head kick
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Hopkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a jab to the head.
Hopkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Recto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Recto tries to clinch but Hopkins is having none of it.
Hopkins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Recto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Recto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hopkins misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Recto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hopkins's head.
Recto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Recto moves to clinch but Hopkins breaks away
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olrac Recto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Hopkins'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.
Hopkins throws out a powerful jab.
Hopkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Recto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Recto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olrac Recto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopkins blocks the body kick.
Recto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Recto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hopkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Recto circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Recto.
Recto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the head.
Recto tries to clinch up but Hopkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Recto.
Hopkins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Recto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left lands for Hopkins.
Recto is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hopkins counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Recto is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
Recto is breathing heavily.
Recto walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Hopkins! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Hopkins!
Henry Hopkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shiva Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamikaze Sazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym comes to the ring accompanied by Big Gun. 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
16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shiva Red Gym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamikaze Sazuki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sazuki looks to land a combination but Red Gym avoids it well.
Red Gym moves forwards but Sazuki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Red Gym tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Red Gym tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sazuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sazuki.
Sazuki scores with a sloppy right hand. Red Gym should have avoided that one.
Sazuki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A left and a right from Sazuki both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red Gym takes a swing at Sazuki's ribcage but misses.
Sazuki throws a lazy head kick
and Red Gym counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Red Gym throws the kick towards the body but Sazuki avoids it.
Sazuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sazuki. Red Gym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sazuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red Gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sazuki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sazuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red Gym.
Sazuki tries to bum rush Red Gym with a series of wild strikes but Red Gym uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sazuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sazuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Red Gym with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sazuki tests Red Gym's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Red Gym throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Kamikaze Sazuki has been cut.
Sazuki slips a jab and a cross from Red Gym.
Sazuki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sazuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Red Gym counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Red Gym avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Red Gym. Sazuki shrugs it off though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sazuki. Red Gym shrugs it off though.
Red Gym avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sazuki throws a lazy right hand but Red Gym sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sazuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Red Gym misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Sazuki misses.
Sazuki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamikaze Sazuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamikaze Sazuki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sazuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Red Gym moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sazuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Sazuki misses.
Sazuki misses with a wild body shot.
Sazuki stuns Red Gym with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sazuki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Sazuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sazuki throws a leg kick but Red Gym moved away.
Kamikaze Sazuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sazuki wants to land a leg kick but Red Gym is out of range.
Sazuki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sazuki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sazuki duly obliges.
Red Gym is rocked!
Red Gym walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kamikaze Sazuki!
An out of breath Kamikaze Sazuki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dennis Alexio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Claw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexio comes to the ring accompanied by DevilDriver - End of the Line. Claw has chosen Orgineel! as his entrance music. Jiu Claw has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dennis Alexio's chin.
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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
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Alexio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiu Claw!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Alexio - just one landing.
Alexio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Alexio.
Alexio lands a nice shot that snaps Claw's head back.
Alexio moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Jiu Claw has been cut.
Alexio misses with a head kick.
Claw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexio takes a swing at Claw's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexio with a nice cross.
Claw tries to clinch there but Alexio circles away.
Claw takes a swing at Alexio's ribcage but misses.
Alexio connects with a leg kick. Claw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Claw moves away from the strike by Alexio.
Claw moves out of range of the leg kick from Alexio.
Alexio misses with a hook. Claw ducked under it nicely.
Claw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexio tests Claw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw takes a swing at Alexio's ribcage but misses.
Alexio thumps Claw with a low kick.
Claw keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alexio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Claw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Claw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexio lands the left hand.
Alexio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Claw moves out of range of the strikes.
Claw is looking to slow Alexio down with leg kicks.
Alexio throws a shot from downtown. Claw moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexio misses with a leg kick
and Claw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alexio misses with a wild body shot.
Alexio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alexio scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Claw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alexio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Claw is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Claw misses with a straight left.
Claw rushes Alexio and presses him up against the ropes.
Alexio lands a damaging elbow.
Claw pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Alexio wants to get back to striking at distance but Claw won't allow it.
Alexio lands with a left to the head.
Alexio is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.
Alexio breaks the clinch.
Dennis Alexio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alexio counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexio takes a swing at Claw's ribcage but misses.
Alexio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fighters circling - Alexio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Claw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Claw there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexio looks to land a right hand but Claw moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Alexio.
Decent striking displayed by Claw there.
It looks like Dennis Alexio has been cut.
Alexio connects with a looping right hand.
Claw cracks Alexio with a good jab.
Alexio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Alexio.
Alexio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexio.
Alexio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Claw.
Alexio lands a leg kick that knocks Claw off balance momentarily.
Alexio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Claw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alexio scores with a nice head shot.
Claw throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alexio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alexio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Claw ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alexio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Claw.
Claw throws a shot from downtown. Alexio moves away and avoids it.
Alexio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Claw avoids the body shot from Alexio.
Claw wants to clinch up but Alexio keeps it at a distance.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alexio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexio throws a leg kick but Claw moved away.
Alexio lands with an overhand left.
Alexio connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Claw misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Alexio dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Alexio throws out a leg kick but Claw moves out of range and Alexio only half commits.
Alexio lands with a right hand.
Alexio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alexio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Claw misses with a double jab.
Alexio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alexio slips a jab from Claw.
Alexio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Decent striking displayed by Alexio there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dennis Alexio is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexio misses with a straight left.
Alexio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Claw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alexio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Claw slips under a jab.
A big right from Claw misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexio just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Alexio finds it's target.
That has opened up Jiu Claw's cut even more.
Claw wants to clinch up but Alexio keeps it at a distance.
Alexio lands with a nice body kick.
Claw looks to land a left hand but Alexio moved out of range nicely.
Claw misses with an uppercut. Alexio saw that one coming.
Claw slips under a jab.
Claw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexio.
Alexio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Claw is out of range and Alexio settles back down.
Claw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexio throws the kick towards the body but Claw avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Alexio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alexio.
Alexio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw throws a hook to the side of Alexio's head but Alexio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexio throws a chopping leg kick but Claw manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexio just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexio misses the shot to the body.
Alexio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Claw wants to clinch.
Claw throws a combination that misses
and Alexio counters with a straight right hand.
Alexio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Claw manages to avoid it.
Alexio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Claw.
A swing and a miss from Claw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alexio.
A big right from Alexio misses.
Claw checks the leg kick.
Claw misses with an uppercut. Alexio saw that one coming.
Alexio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alexio staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Claw digs a good body shot into Alexio's ribs.
Claw instigates a clinch.
Claw tries a body shot but Alexio blocks it.
Claw swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claw scores with a knee to the head.
Claw lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Claw lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Claw.
Claw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Claw lands with a light punch inside.
Alexio throws a head punch that misses.
Claw trying to stall but Alexio improves his position.
Alexio misses with a knee to the head.
Alexio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Claw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Claw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alexio or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexio.
Alexio throws a head punch that misses.
Alexio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Claw swings for the body but Alexio moves out of range.
Claw avoids a kick to the body.
Claw throws a switch kick that catches Alexio on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Alexio looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Alexio flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jiu Claw!
A relieved looking Jiu Claw 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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pop
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