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Dynasty 158 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between The Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hansa Georgowich (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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270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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260 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hansa Georgowich!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn tests Georgowich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steel Penn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Georgowich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steel Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Georgowich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel Penn throws a hook to the side of Georgowich's head but Georgowich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Georgowich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steel Penn doesn't seem phased though.
Georgowich lands a nice looking body shot.
Steel Penn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Georgowich counters with a low kick, right behind Steel Penn 's knee.
Georgowich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Georgowich swings for the body but Steel Penn moves out of range.
Steel Penn scores with a nice head shot.
Georgowich misses with a low kick.
Steel Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgowich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A lazy left from Georgowich finds it's target.
Georgowich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Georgowich takes a swing at Steel Penn's ribcage but misses.
Georgowich blocks a jab.
Georgowich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steel Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel Penn scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Steel Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Georgowich.
Georgowich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steel Penn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Steel Penn throws a jab when Georgowich was well out of range.
Georgowich throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Georgowich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steel Penn at a distance.
Georgowich throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steel Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgowich throws a sloppy head kick and Steel Penn moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Steel Penn slams his shin into Georgowich's torso.
Steel Penn throws the kick towards the body but Georgowich avoids it.
Georgowich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steel Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Georgowich backwards.
Steel Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Georgowich controls his hands.
Steel Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steel Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Georgowich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Georgowich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steel Penns head.
Georgowich presses Steel Penn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Georgowich scores with a shot to the side of Steel Penn's head.
Steel Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel Penn tries to work over Georgowich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hansa Georgowich dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steel Penn cracks Georgowich with a good jab.
Georgowich is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steel Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Georgowich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Georgowich lands with a kick to the temple. Steel Penn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like The Steel Penn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Georgowich. Steel Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Steel Penn misses.
Georgowich throws a lazy right hand but Steel Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Georgowich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Georgowich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel Penn, pushing him back against the ropes.
Georgowich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Georgowich closes the distance and clinches.
Georgowich is working Steel Penn over against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Steel Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steel Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Georgowich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Georgowich is leaning against Steel Penn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgowich pushes Steel Penn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Georgowich.
Georgowich manages to break the clinch.
Steel Penn blocks a head kick by Georgowich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Steel Penn misses the target.
A head kick misses from Georgowich.
Georgowich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steel Penn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Georgowich clinches with his opponent.
Steel Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hansa Georgowich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steel Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Georgowich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Georgowich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steel Penn throws a right hand that misses
and Georgowich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Georgowich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgowich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steel Penn's calf.
Georgowich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Georgowich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Georgowich lands a nice hook to Steel Penn's body. Steel Penn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Georgowich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Georgowich lands with a good body shot.
Georgowich digs a good hook to Steel Penn's body.
Hansa Georgowich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Georgowich.
Georgowich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Decent striking displayed by Georgowich there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel Penn blocks a head kick by Georgowich.
Steel Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Georgowich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hansa Georgowich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Steel Penn'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.
Georgowich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel Penn misses with a right hand
and Georgowich counters with a nice body shot.
Georgowich tries a head kick but it misses.
Georgowich throws a push kick but Steel Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Georgowich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel Penn in his tracks.
Georgowich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Georgowich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Georgowich misses with a looping left.
Steel Penn cracks Georgowich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel Penn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steel Penn throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Georgowich counter with a right hand.
Steel Penn is rocked!
Steel Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Georgowich moves out of range as Steel Penn strikes.
Oh Steel Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Georgowich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steel Penn throws a body punch but Georgowich moves out of range.
Steel Penn scores with a hook.
Steel Penn seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgowich scores with a hook to the body. Steel Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Georgowich misses with a wild body shot.
Georgowich throws a leg kick which misses Steel Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Steel Penn tries to avoid it.
Georgowich lands with a shot to the body.
Georgowich pushes Steel Penn up against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Georgowich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel Penn backwards.
Georgowich stalling the fight.
Georgowich continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Georgowich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel Penn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel Penn.
Georgowich pushes Steel Penn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Georgowich.
Georgowich breaks from the clinch.
Georgowich connects with a leg kick. Steel Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgowich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steel Penn's calf.
Nice shot by Georgowich.
Georgowich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Georgowich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steel Penn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Georgowich.
Georgowich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steel Penn's head backwards.
Georgowich keeps Steel Penn at a distance using the push kick.
Steel Penn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Georgowich, right into the meat.
Georgowich 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? 8,9,10! He's out! Steel Penn could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hansa Georgowich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Since the Flood- . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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201 lbs
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195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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Granite chin
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Darko circles away.
Darko throws a shot from downtown. Overeem moves away and avoids it.
Overeem looks to clinch
and Darko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Darko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Overeem swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.
Darko misses with a straight left.
Overeem tries to clinch but Darko moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darko.
Darko throws a head kick that misses.
Overeem moves to clinch but Darko breaks away
and Darko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range.
Darko moves into the clinch successfully.
Darko stalling in the clinch.
Darko blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darko misses with a punch on the inside.
Darko avoids a wild elbow strike from Overeem.
Darko is trying to maintain a safe position but Overeem gets an underhook and turns Darko into the ropes.
Darko blocks the elbow strike.
Darko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darko has had enough of the clinch but Overeem keeps him there for the moment.
Darko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Overeem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnie Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko thows a body shot but no joy.
Darko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Overeem counters with a one-two to the body.
Overeem tries to clinch up
and Darko counters with a stiff right hand.
Overeem tries to clinch
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Darko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Darko keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darko misses with a double jab.
Darko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overeem blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Darko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Overeem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem tries to clinch up but Darko circles away and keeps his distance.
Darko with a jab.
Darko lunges at Overeem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Overeem's hand.
Darko throws a poor cross that misses
and Overeem counters with a thumping low kick.
Darko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Overeem bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darko instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Overeem throws an elbow but it misses.
Darko lands an uppercut.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Darko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darko wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Overeem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darko's brow.
Darko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Overeem is looking to control Darko's arms but Darko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Overeem has his back to the ropes.
Overeem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darkos head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Darko.
A head punch on the inside from Darko fails to land.
Darko looking to stall.
Overeem pushes off an throws an elbow but Darko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Darko blocks an elbow strike from Overeem.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
Darko digs a right hand into Overeem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Overeem's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overeem.
Darko has a couple of punches blocked by Overeem.
A nice right hand lands inside from Overeem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Overeem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darko avoids a wild elbow strike from Overeem.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
Darko cracks Overeem with a nice body shot.
Darko dodges an elbow strike from Overeem.
Overeem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Overeem misses with an elbow over the top.
Darko blocks the elbow strike.
Darko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Overeem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Darko as Overeem tries to tie him up.
Overeem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darko blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Darko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Overeem.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Darko circles away.
Overeem throws a right and a left that Darko avoids nicely.
Darko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Darko circles away.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overeem looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.
Darko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Darko misses.
Donnie Darko is winning the standup battle so far.
Darko throws a poor cross that misses
and Overeem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko misses with a wild body shot.
Darko clinches up with Overeem and pushes him back against the ropes.
Overeem throws an elbow but it misses.
Darko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Overeem is keeping busy.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
Darko digs a right hand underneath Overeem's ribcage. Overeem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darko manages to break the clinch.
Darko clinches up with Overeem and pushes him back against the ropes.
Darko avoiding damage.
Darko wants to stall.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Overeem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Darko's defenses.
Donnie Darko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands an elbow inside that Darko shrugs off.
Darko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Darko breaks from the clinch.
Darko throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem looks to land a combination but Darko avoids it well.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darko misses with a double jab.
Overeem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem throws a wild body kick that Darko sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overeem fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Darko is predictable there
and Overeem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darko throws a right hand that misses
and Overeem 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.
Donnie Darko clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Overeem looks to clinch
and Darko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Darko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Overeem's hands.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darko clinches up with Overeem and pushes him back against the ropes.
Darko dodges an elbow strike from Overeem.
Overeem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Overeem misses with an elbow over the top.
Darko lands a nice uppercut.
Darko pushes Overeem back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Overeem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem wants to clinch
and Darko counters with a series of strikes. Overeem will be more careful next time no doubt.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darko lands an overhand right.
Darko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overeem tries to clinch but Darko is having none of it.
Overeem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Overeem tries to land a front kick but Darko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darko throws a low kick but Overeem avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Overeem. Those never looked like landing.
Overeem tries to clinch but Darko is having none of it.
Overeem wants to clinch but Darko slips to the side
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Darko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darko slips a jab and a cross from Overeem.
Darko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Overeem circles away quickly and effectively.
Darko misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Darko misses its intended target.
Darko 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Darko had his way with Alistair Overeem in 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. This is the final round!
Overeem wants to clinch.
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
Overeem throws a nice looking combination but Darko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darko swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Darko lunges at Overeem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Overeem's hand.
Overeem looks to clinch
and Darko counters with a left and a right that stings Overeem.
Darko lands a jab to Overeem's midsection.
A head kick misses from Darko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Darko pushes him off.
Overeem checks a leg kick.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Overeem moves out of range as Darko strikes.
Overeem moves out of range of the strikes.
Overeem tries to clinch but Darko moves out of range.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Darko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Donnie Darko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darko throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darko just misses with a punch to the body.
Overeem lands with a nice body kick.
Alistair Overeem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Darko. That snapped Overeem's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Darko catches Overeem right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Darko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darko 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Darko!
Donnie Darko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Eka Tahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olrac Recto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olrac Recto struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Olrac Recto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eka Tahuna's chin.
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165 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eka Tahuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olrac Recto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Tahuna.
Tahuna delivers a nice body kick.
Recto is looking to clinch.
Tahuna checks the leg kick.
Tahuna scores with a punch to the head.
Recto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tahuna counters with a straight right hand.
Tahuna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Recto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tahuna to score with a decent uppercut.
Tahuna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Recto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tahuna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tahuna connects with a body shot.
Tahuna connects with a nice looking jab.
Tahuna keeps the fight on the outside.
Recto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tahuna cracks Recto with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Recto 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 Recto is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Recto could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Eka Tahuna!
A very excited looking Eka Tahuna 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Palumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the ring accompanied by Ip Man Vs 10 men. Palumbo has chosen A Day To Remember- Violence as his entrance music. Daryl Palumbo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ip Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daryl Palumbo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palumbo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Palumbo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Man.
Ip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palumbo fails to land with a series of punches.
Man digs a good body shot into Palumbo's ribs.
Man works Palumbo's body with a nice hook.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palumbo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Palumbo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Man moves into range and connects with a jab.
Palumbo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Palumbo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Palumbo does no damage.
Palumbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man with a hook.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man dips to his left and cracks Palumbo with an uppercut!
Man lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Palumbo backs up against the ropes.
Man swings for the body but Palumbo moves out of range.
Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palumbo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Man cracks Palumbo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palumbo.
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Man lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Palumbo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Palumbo misses with a two punch combination.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
and Palumbo counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Palumbo on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palumbo moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palumbo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Palumbo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palumbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Palumbo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palumbo tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palumbo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Man is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Palumbo tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Man dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palumbo misses with the combination.
Man lands with a good body shot.
Man thuds his shin into the meat of Palumbo's side.
Daryl Palumbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palumbo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Man.
Man feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Palumbos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Palumbo looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palumbo circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Man does it's job there.
Man sizes up Palumbo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crunch! Man slams his shin into Palumbo's torso.
Man with a jab.
A shot to the body from Man misses
and Palumbo counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Palumbo to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Palumbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ip Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Palumbo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palumbo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palumbo manages to avoid it.
Man lands a jab-cross combination.
Palumbo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palumbo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Palumbo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Palumbo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Man scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Man works over Palumbo's head and body with a nice combination.
Man scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to bum rush Palumbo with a series of wild strikes but Palumbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Palumbo. Those never looked like landing.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Palumbo.
Man darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man takes a swing at Palumbo's ribcage but misses.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man connects with a crisp jab.
Man is looking to wear down Palumbo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Palumbo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Palumbo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Palumbo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Palumbo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Man looks to land a combination but Palumbo avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Man dominated that second round.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Palumbo walks into a left hand.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Palumbo tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Palumbo prevents a body shot from Man.
Palumbo scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
Palumbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Palumbo.
Palumbo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palumbo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man lands a head shot.
Man scores with a jab. Palumbo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palumbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Man.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palumbo circles away quickly and effectively.
Man misses with a right hand
and before Man can reset, Palumbo rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Man is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Man is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Palumbo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
A combination from Palumbo does no damage.
Man jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palumbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Palumbo.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.
Man throws a body punch but Palumbo moves out of range.
Palumbo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Man's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Man duly obliges.
No joy there for Palumbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man cracks Palumbo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a nice head shot.
Palumbo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Palumbo at a distance.
Palumbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Palumbo moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Man throws a predictable looking body shot
and Palumbo counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Man!
Palumbo takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palumbo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Palumbo at a distance.
Palumbo tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daryl Palumbo takes the third round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palumbo misses with a few strikes there.
Man is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palumbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palumbo.
Palumbo blocks a head kick by Man.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Man lands a two punch combo.
Man lands with a nice combination. Palumbo backs away looking to recover.
Man scores with a nice strike.
Man shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palumbo eats them both and turns towards Man to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Palumbo throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Man tries to clinch but Palumbo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man works Palumbo's body with a nice hook.
Man connects with a high kick.
Palumbo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Palumbo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Man lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Palumbo backs up against the ropes.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Man paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Man scores with a nice body kick.
Man cracks Palumbo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man wants to clinch.
Palumbo misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a nice strike.
Palumbo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man lands an overhand right.
Palumbo misses with a wild body shot.
Palumbo tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Palumbo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Man wants to clinch.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Man.
Man thuds his shin into the meat of Palumbo's side.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Man had his way with Daryl Palumbo in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Palumbo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That kick from Man tenderised Palumbo's leg. Palumbo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palumbo walks into a straight right hand from Man.
Palumbo swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Palumbo thows a body shot but no joy.
Palumbo throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palumbo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man scores with a kick to the body.
Palumbo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man throws a right and a left that Palumbo avoids nicely.
Man swings away with a body shot that misses
and Palumbo counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Palumbo is just out of range.
Man swinging wildly here.
Palumbo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Palumbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Palumbo throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Palumbo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ip Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A cross from Man lands.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Palumbo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Palumbo swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Palumbo.
Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palumbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palumbo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Man to score with a decent uppercut.
Man dodges the punch combination from Palumbo.
Man tries to clinch there but Palumbo circles away.
Palumbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Palumbo.
Man lands a nice looking body kick.
Man looks to land a combination. Palumbo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Daryl Palumbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Man duly obliges.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Palumbo circles away.
Man lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palumbo fails to land with a series of punches.
Palumbo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ip Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ip Man!
After winning the bout, Ip Man 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes to the ring accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. Ebrahim Azhari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micheal White!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White connects with a leg kick. Azhari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Azhari walks into a left hand.
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
White loads up on a big right hand but Azhari slips the punch.
White misses with a looping right.
Micheal White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White with a nice cross.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White cracks Azhari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Azhari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Azhari walks into a stiff left hand from White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White lands with a hook. Azhari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azhari.
White 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.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Azhari walks into a stiff left hand from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White misses with a looping right.
Azhari tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Azhari had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Azhari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from White.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donk. Azhari catches White right on the button with a cross.
White looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White lands a body shot.
White lands with a hook. Azhari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from White.
Azhari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Azhari.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
White is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari throws a leg kick
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White misses with a straight left.
Azhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azhari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
Azhari throws a low kick but White avoids it.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses.
White lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azhari misses with a leg kick.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Azhari misses.
Nice body punch from White.
Azhari avoids the body shot from White.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Azhari in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal White 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 throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
White throws a low kick but Azhari moves out of range easily.
Azhari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
White keeps Azhari at a distance using the push kick.
Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
Azhari scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
White lands the left hand.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Azhari.
White throws a solid leg kick but Azhari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azhari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azhari walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azhari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azharis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
White is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Azhari under the eye.
Azhari throws a shot to the body.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
Azhari connects with the punch.
White throws a leg kick which misses Azhari's front leg but catches the back leg as Azhari tries to avoid it.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azhari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Azhari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari is looking to clinch.
Jab by White.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
Azhari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Azhari blocks the leg kick.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Azhari is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
White tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Azhari throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White cracks Azhari with a right hand to the side of the head.
White takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Azhari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Azhari wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Azhari thows a leg kick but White checks it
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by White.
Azhari scores with a leg kick.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Azhari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
White misses with a double jab.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick from White.
Azhari tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Azhari lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azhari tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Azhari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White cracks the inside of Azhari's front leg.
Azhari throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White tests Azhari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Azhari defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White misses with an uppercut.
White misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by White.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azhari checks a leg kick.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azhari misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
White thuds his right hand into Azhari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
White lands a head kick. Azhari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
White checks a low kick from Azhari.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azhari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Micheal White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Azhari's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal White really dominated 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!
White tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
Azhari throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
Azhari is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
Azhari scores with a kick to the midsection.
White lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
White lands with a slapping head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Azhari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White throws out a powerful jab.
White works Azhari's body with a nice hook.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Azhari at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
White lands a right hook to the body.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White connects with a single shot there.
Azhari throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
Azhari blocks a leg kick.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azhari.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Azhari with a hook.
Azhari throws a low kick but White avoids it.
Azhari throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
Azhari motions for White to come forward. Azhari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Azhari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White misses with a leg kick
and Azhari counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azhari scores with a jab to the body.
White misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Azhari avoids the head kick by White.
White scores with a leg kick.
Azhari tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
White throws a series of punches but Azhari avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azhari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari throws a nice outside leg kick.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Micheal White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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! This is the final round!
White scores with a one two! Azhari had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Micheal White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Good leg kick by Azhari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Azhari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Azhari wants to land a leg kick but White is out of range.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White stuns Azhari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Azhari wants to clinch
and White counters with a flying knee. Nice.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White throws a head kick that half lands.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azhari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Azhari throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White cracks Azhari with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Azhari down.
Azhari tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as White checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azhari checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by White.
White lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Azhari catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White throws an overhand right that lands on Azhari's shoulder, as Azhari tries to avoid the shot.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White throws a nice head kick!
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
White throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
Azhari throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White with a jab.
Azhari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White misses with a body kick.
Azhari thows a body shot but no joy.
Azhari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White throws a hook but Azhari avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
White lands a jab to the head.
Azhari swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azhari.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micheal White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micheal White!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frulegur Wiskeber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wiskeber's choice of entrance music: Michel Cleis - Hey Lady Luck (Official Music Video) . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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150 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
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frulegur Wiskeber!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wiskeber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiskeber moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson gets tackled into the ropes by Wiskeber. Wiskeber maintains the clinch.
Wiskeber trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wiskeber into the ropes.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson pushes Wiskeber back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiskeber tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Wiskeber throws knees to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Wiskeber shrugs off.
Wiskeber looking to slow down the pace here.
Wiskeber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Wiskeber avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Wiskeber tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Frulegur Wiskeber has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiskeber tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Wiskeber shrugs off.
Wiskeber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Wiskeber has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiskeber avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Wiskeber avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Johnson keeps control of Wiskeber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wiskeber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiskeber is looking to clinch.
Wiskeber tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Wiskeber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Frulegur Wiskeber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson clinches up against the ropes.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Wiskeber in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiskeber's defenses.
Wiskeber tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Wiskeber back against the ropes.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Wiskeber shrugs off.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Wiskeber shrugs off.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Wiskeber takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiskeber's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Wiskeber avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Wiskeber missing with knees to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frulegur Wiskeber's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wiskeber wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Wiskeber shrugs it off.
Wiskeber is rocked!
Wiskeber moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Wiskeber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wiskeber sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wiskeber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wiskeber lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiskeber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but Wiskeber shrugs it off.
Wiskeber tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wiskeber takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wiskeber wants to clinch.
Wiskeber closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Wiskeber looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Wiskeber.
Wiskeber tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Wiskeber blocks an elbow strike.
Wiskeber takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wiskeber has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Wiskeber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Wiskeber in his tracks for a moment.
Wiskeber managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wiskeber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiskeber tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the ropes.
Wiskeber is trying to stall.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Wiskeber 's eye.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Wiskeber looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frulegur Wiskeber's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wiskeber tries to clinch up.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Wiskeber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A left and a right from Wiskeber both land. Nice combination.
Wiskeber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Wiskeber 's knee.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Wiskeber checks it.
Wiskeber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wiskeber throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Wiskeber goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson scores with a head kick. Wiskeber tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiskeber tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wiskeber takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Wiskeber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Wiskeber looking to stall.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiskeber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wiskeber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Frulegur Wiskeber's cut even more.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiskeber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wiskeber taking a breather.
Wiskeber is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiskeber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiskeber tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiskeber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wiskeber throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wiskeber tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Wiskeber.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiskeber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes.
Wiskeber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiskeber tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Frulegur Wiskeber's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wiskeber tries to clinch
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Wiskeber in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Wiskeber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Wiskeber blocks with his arms.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiskeber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wiskeber tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Wiskeber is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
The cut above Frulegur Wiskeber's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiskeber trying to land knees to the body.
Wiskeber seems to have recovered his senses.
Wiskeber is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Wiskeber tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Wiskeber is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wiskeber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Frulegur Wiskeber's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wiskeber's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiskeber wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. Wiskeber won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson smacks Wiskeber right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Wiskeber goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Anthony Johnson!
Anthony Johnson got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Geiger Salaam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko McCracken (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geiger Salaam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Salaam.
Salaam defending well as McCracken loads up on a big left hand.
Salaam wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCracken slips a jab from Salaam.
Salaam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salaam tries a head kick but it misses.
McCracken throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from McCracken misses.
McCracken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salaam throws a series of punches but McCracken moves out of range.
McCracken thumps Salaam with a low kick.
Salaam misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCracken fails to land with a series of punches.
Salaam scores with a head kick. McCracken tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Mirko McCracken has been cut.
McCracken checks the leg kick.
McCracken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCracken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salaam moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken 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.
Salaam blocks a low kick nicely.
McCracken jabs at Salaam's body.
McCracken lands a front kick to the face, that drops Salaam 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 Geiger Salaam has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCracken is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from McCracken shuts the power down on Salaam. Lights out, game over! McCracken is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mirko McCracken!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight comes to the ring accompanied by Bad Reputation . Hong has chosen It's my time as his entrance music. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristofer Hong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delight misses with a body kick.
Hong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Delight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Delight moves away and avoids it.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Delight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong throws a jab when Delight was well out of range.
Hong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Delight scores with a jab to the body.
Delight swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Hong looks to throw the jab but Delight is out of range.
Delight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Hong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Delight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Hong.
Hong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hong throws a wild body kick that Delight sees coming a mile off.
Delight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delight needs to keep his hands up - Hong had a free shot at his head there.
Kristofer Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delight throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Hong is predictable there
and Delight counters with a series of strikes. Hong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Delight scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hong punishes Delight's body with a nice straight punch.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Delight saw that one coming.
Delight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hong throws a low kick but Delight avoids it.
Delight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hong has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight blocks an elbow strike from Hong.
Delight avoids the elbow strike from Hong, against the ropes.
Delight lands a knee to the head.
Hong lands an elbow inside that Delight shrugs off.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Delight throws a sloppy head kick
and Hong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hong moves into the clinch.
Hong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Delight's efforts to push away.
Delight misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Delight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hong landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hong as the two fighters clinch.
Hong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong missing with knees to the body.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Delight blocks an elbow strike.
Hong lands a nice elbow.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hong lands a left hand.
Delight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight lands a nice elbow.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Delight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Delight misses with a punch to the body.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Delight.
Delight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delight blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight trying to control the position but instead, Hong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Delight into the ropes.
Hong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delight backwards.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Delight tries to clinch up but Hong circles away and keeps his distance.
Delight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hong cracks the inside of Delight's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Delight moves out of range easily.
Delight rushes Hong and presses him up against the ropes.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Delight's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kristofer Hong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Delight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hong thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Delight.
Hong connects with the punch.
Hong connects with an inside leg kick.
Hong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Delight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delight.
Hong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Delight throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Delight works Hong's body with a nice hook.
Delight wants to clinch
and Hong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hong gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Delight counter with a right hand.
Hong throws a jab when Delight was well out of range.
Delight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Delight wants to clinch.
A big left from Hong misses.
Delight checks the leg kick.
Hong misses with a lunging right hand
and Delight finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Delight throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely.
Hong scores with a nice head shot.
Hong connects with a solid leg kick.
Delight lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws an off balance right hand
and Delight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Hong catches Delight right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delight walks into a jab.
Hong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong misses with the body kick
and Delight counters with a nice body kick.
Delight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Delight tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong throws a leg kick but Delight sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hong throws a lazy uppercut
and Delight counters with a one-two to the body.
Delight tries to clinch up
and Hong counters with a left to the body.
Hong misses with a jab to the body
and Delight counters with a head kick. That will keep Hong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Delight is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Delight avoids it.
Delight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch but Hong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delight is looking to clinch.
Hong misses with a jab to the body
and Delight counters with a right hand to the body.
Hong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Delight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delight was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Hong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Delight darts in trying to clinch
and Hong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hong scores with a push kick.
Delight wants to clinch up but Hong keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delight under the eye.
The crowd cheers as Hong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Delight doesn't seem phased though.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delight manages to avoid it.
Delight is looking to wear down Hong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Delight defending well as Hong loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Delight blocks the low kick.
Delight moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delight blocks it with crossed arms.
Delight prevents a body shot from Hong.
Delight pushes off an throws an elbow but Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Delight dodges an elbow strike from Hong.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
Delight can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hong misses with an elbow strike.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristofer Hong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Delight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Delight misses with a kick to the body.
Hong scores with a hook to the body. Delight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Delight scores with a body shot.
Delight throws a head kick that misses.
Hong misses with a hook.
Hong scores with a shot to the body.
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Delight manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Delight missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delight checks a leg kick.
Delight lands with a slapping head kick.
A jab from Hong does it's job there.
Delight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delight under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Delight.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong clobbers Delight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hong lands a body shot.
Hong looks to throw the jab but Delight is out of range.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong avoids the body shot from Delight.
A lazy body kick from Hong
and Delight counters with a nice body shot.
Hong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Delight avoids the head kick by Hong.
Hong is looking to chop away at Delight's legs.
Delight is looking to land body kicks.
Hong thumps Delight with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Delight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hong doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands a nice shot that snaps Delight's head back.
Hong works Delight's body with a nice hook.
Delight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hong lands a head kick. Delight smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delight scores with a sloppy right hand. Hong should have avoided that one.
Hong throws a front kick aimed at Delight's knee but Delight avoids it well.
Hong throws a body punch but Delight moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Delight in his tracks.
Delight lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hong loads up on a big right hand but Delight slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Delight checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delight was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Delight throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely.
Delight tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Delight misses with a series of wild punches.
Delight is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Delight moves in looking to clinch but Hong pushes him off.
Hong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Delight tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Delight saw that one coming.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Delight's front leg but catches the back leg as Delight tries to avoid it.
Delight checks the leg kick nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Delight.
Hong misses with an uppercut
and Delight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Hong.
Delight lands an overhand right.
Delight tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hong counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Delight throws an elbow but misses.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delight swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Hong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Hong.
Hong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Delight's defenses.
Knees to the body from Hong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristofer Hong really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hong dodges the punch combination from Delight.
Delight blocks a leg kick.
Delight checks the leg kick.
Hong thows a body shot but no joy.
Delight thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Hong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Delight doesn't seem phased though.
Delight throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
Hong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Delight at a distance.
Hong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Delight counters with a head kick. That will keep Hong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Delight throws a wild body kick that Hong sees coming a mile off.
Hong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delight, pushing him back against the ropes.
Delight looking to throw knees to the head but Hong is blocking nicely.
Hong misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Hong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delight or not.
Hong tries to work over Delight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delight connects with a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Delight misses with an elbow strike.
Hong dodges an elbow strike from Delight.
Hong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Delight.
Hong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Delight.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
Delight prevents a body shot from Hong.
Delight takes a knee to the side of the body.
Delight misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hong.
Hong has Delight pushed against the ropes.
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight is trying to break the clinch but Hong is controlling him.
Hong avoids a wild elbow strike from Delight.
A short right from Hong.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but Hong blocks with his arms.
Delight pushes off an throws an elbow but Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Delight breaks from the clinch.
Hong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kristofer Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hong counters with a body kick that stops Delight in his tracks momentarily.
Hong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Delight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Delight takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Hong misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a head kick that misses.
Delight doesn't manage to clinch there - Hong circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Delight checks a leg kick.
Delight checks a low kick from Hong.
Hong connects with a leg kick. Delight looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Delight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hong misses with a right hand
and Delight counters with a low kick, right behind Hong 's knee.
Hong looks to land a right hand but Delight moved out of range.
Delight moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delight misses the shot to the body.
Hong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristofer Hong dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delight manages to avoid it.
Delight ducks right into an uppercut from Hong.
Delight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hong has managed to clinch.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
Delight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Delight.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Hong trying to land knees to the body.
Delight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight lands a shot to the body.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Delight pushes off an throws an elbow but Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hong has Delight pressed against the ropes, preventing Delight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hong lands an elbow inside that Delight shrugs off.
Delight avoids a wild elbow strike from Hong.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Delight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Delight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Delight controls the action.
Delight can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Delight looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Delight avoids it.
Hong blocks an elbow strike.
Delight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hong's face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dutch Delight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Delight's head.
Delight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong landing knees to the body.
Hong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Delight controls his hands.
Hong is working Delight over against the ropes.
Hong lands a left hand.
Delight tries to break the clinch but Hong is controlling the position.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight trying to land 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.
Hong throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hong.
Delight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Delight can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Delight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Kristofer Hong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Delight has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Delight managing to block the knees to the body from Hong.
Delight takes a shot to the head.
Delight takes an elbow to the temple.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hong is defending well for now.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Delight avoids it by throwing Hong back against the ropes.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hong as Delight tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hong.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delight wants to stall.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Hong has Delight pressed against the ropes, preventing Delight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hong presses Delight against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Delight landing knees to the body.
Hong missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong lands an elbow just above Delight 's eye.
Hong lands a good knee to the midsection. Delight won't want to take too many of those.
Hong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Delight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hong digs a right hand into Delight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Delight's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristofer Hong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hong 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 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristofer Hong!
Kristofer Hong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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