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Dynasty 172 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Buffalo Ushijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Booby Von Trapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buffalo Ushijima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Booby Von Trapp!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Trapp moves into the clinch.
Ushijima tries a knee to the head but Von Trapp blocks it.
Ushijima misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Trapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ushijima scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Von Trapp looks for the body kick but Ushijima saw that one coming.
Von Trapp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ushijima, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ushijima managing to block the knees to the body from Von Trapp.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Von Trapp.
It looks like Buffalo Ushijima has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Von Trapp.
Von Trapp throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ushijima misses with the head strike.
Von Trapp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ushijima is breathing heavily.
Von Trapp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Trapp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von Trapp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Von Trapp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von Trapp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Von Trapp lands an elbow inside that Ushijima shrugs off.
Von Trapp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Trapp cracks Ushijima with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Von Trapp.
Buffalo Ushijima's cut is getting worse.
Von Trapp crunches a lovely knee into Ushijima's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Trapp lands a damaging elbow.
Buffalo Ushijima's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A knee to the head by Von Trapp.
Jeez, Buffalo Ushijima's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Von Trapp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ushijima lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Von Trapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ushijima tries to clinch but Von Trapp moves away
and Von Trapp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Von Trapp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Von Trapp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Buffalo Ushijima's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Booby Von Trapp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes to the ring accompanied by Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn. Vector has chosen Hollywood Undead-Undead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vinnie Vector 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturo Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinnie Vector!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vector clobbers Rojas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rojas feints and then cracks Vector's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vector down.
A jab from Rojas does it's job there.
Vector avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Rojas is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vector slips under a jab.
Vector defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.
Vector misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vector.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Vector.
Arturo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vector.
Vector waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Vector swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vector. Rojas shrugs it off though.
Rojas misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vector ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojas moves away.
Rojas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vector.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Rojas misses.
Vector throws a leg kick but Rojas moved away.
Vector connects with a leg kick. Rojas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vector misses with a double jab.
Vector pushes Rojas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vector trying to stall but Rojas improves his position.
Rojas pushes Vector back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vector with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rojas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vectors head.
Vector using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rojas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vector tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rojas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vector throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rojas blocks it with crossed arms.
Vector trying to control the position but instead, Rojas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vector into the ropes.
Rojas takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vector landing knees 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!
Vector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vector blocks a body shot from Rojas.
Vector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vector stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rojas.
Vector's corner calls for a 1-2. Vector obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vector takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rojas is looking to land body kicks.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick
letting Vector counter with a right hand.
Vector tried to score with a low kick but Rojas checks it.
Rojas checks the leg kick.
Rojas throws a leg kick
and Vector counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vector looks to land a body kick but Rojas moved away.
Rojas tried to score with a low kick but Vector checks it.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and Vector moves out of range easily.
Rojas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vector's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Vector dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Rojas. That snapped Vector's head back.
Vector takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vector misses with a straight right.
Vector throws a sloppy head kick and Rojas moves out of range easily.
Rojas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vector.
Rojas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vector takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Vinnie Vector has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rojas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vector's elbow.
Rojas is leaning against Vector and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rojas tries to throw a body punch but Vector avoids it by throwing Rojas back against the ropes.
Vector has Rojas pressed against the ropes.
Vector connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rojas's face.
Vector throws a head punch that misses.
Rojas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vector is keeping busy.
Vector lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vector breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rojas tries to throw a body punch but Vector avoids it by throwing Rojas back against the ropes.
A short left from Rojas.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rojas tries to throw a body punch but Vector avoids it by throwing Rojas back against the ropes.
Vector throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vector lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rojas as Vector tries to tie him up.
Vinnie Vector seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vector misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vector throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rojas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vector.
Rojas lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas can't find room to land a body shot as Vector controls the action.
Rojas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vector is keeping busy.
Rojas throws a head punch that misses.
Rojas lands with a short shot to the head.
Rojas misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Rojas.
Rojas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Vector tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vector scores with a knee to the head.
Vector with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vector with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vector is trying to push Rojas away but Rojas has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vector misses with a knee to the head.
Vector is looking to break free of the clinch but Rojas has double underhooks.
Rojas pushes Vector back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vector is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vector misses with a knee to the head.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Vector.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rojas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Vector'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.
Vector misses with a low kick.
Rojas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vector.
Rojas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick by Rojas misses
and Vector cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rojas. Vector shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Rojas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vector tries to land a front kick but Rojas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vector tries to score with a low kick but Rojas moves his leg out of the way.
Arturo Rojas is winning the standup battle so far.
Vector throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rojas lands a leg kick that knocks Vector off balance momentarily.
Vector fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rojas.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vector swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas blocks a low kick nicely.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vector dips to his left and cracks Rojas with an uppercut!
Vector blocks a head kick by Rojas.
Rojas scores with a jab to the head.
Rojas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vector.
Rojas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vector throws a leg kick but Rojas moved away.
Rojas connects with a jab.
Rojas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Vector.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and Vector moves out of range easily.
Vector has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rojas.
Vector throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vector's hands.
Vector dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rojas. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Vector.
Jab by Rojas.
Rojas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vector circles away quickly and effectively.
Rojas throws a leg kick that misses.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
Vector tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Vector.
Rojas scores with a three punch combo!
Vector takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Vector.
Vector throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rojas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojas misses with a straight left.
Rojas cracks Vector with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vector is looking to clinch but Rojas is avoiding it.
Rojas checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rojas clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Vector's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rojas throws a hook but Vector avoids it easily.
Vector 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.
Vector throws a leg kick but Rojas moved away.
Good work by Vector as he checks the leg kick.
Vector lands a nice shot that snaps Rojas's head back.
Vector's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rojas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vector tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rojas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vector counters with an inside leg kick.
Vector takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A leg kick checked by Rojas.
Vector on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rojas. Rojas obviously looking to wear him down.
Vector tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojas fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rojas checks a leg kick.
Vector checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas throws a good cross that connects.
Vector jabs Rojas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rojas tries to clinch up but Vector circles away and keeps his distance.
Vector blocks a jab.
Rojas throws a right hand that Vector ducks under and follows up with a left that Vector also avoids with ease.
Rojas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vector was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojas.
Rojas thows a body shot but no joy.
Vector moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rojas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vector. Vector obviously looking to wear him down.
Vector connects with a leg kick. Rojas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rojas.
Vector throws a leg kick but Rojas checks it.
Vector fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rojas.
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!
Rojas scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vector.
Rojas tries a low kick but Vector avoids it.
Vector scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas swings for the body but Vector moves out of range.
Rojas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rojas throws a chopping leg kick but Vector manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Rojas closes the distance and pushes Vector back into the ropes.
Rojas blocks a punch 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!
Vector prevents a body shot from Rojas.
Rojas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vector lands a nice uppercut.
Vector lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rojas had his way with Vinnie Vector in that round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Vector's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vector misses with a low kick.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and Vector moves out of range easily.
Vector misses with a looping right.
Rojas lands a body shot.
Vector will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rojas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vector's hands.
Vector throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rojas counters with an inside leg kick.
Vector scores with a nice head shot.
A leg kick checked by Rojas.
Vector dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rojas. That did some damage!
Rojas misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rojas. That's going to slow Vector down.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vector paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vector takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Vector tenderised Rojas's leg. Rojas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vector uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Vector swats away the attempt to clinch by Rojas.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vector tries to land a leg kick but Rojas saw it coming and moves away.
Vector doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vector misses with a low kick.
Vector throws a leg kick that misses.
Rojas is looking to slow Vector down with leg kicks.
Rojas misses the jab.
Rojas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rojas throws a right hand that misses
and Vector counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a wild combination.
Rojas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Rojas slips a jab from Vector.
Rojas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Rojas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vector has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rojas.
Rojas throws a leg kick
and Vector counters with a good, hard body kick but Rojas shrugs it off.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Vector checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rojas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vector is out of range and Rojas settles back down.
Vector tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vector throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinnie Vector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bone on bone clash there as Rojas blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Rojas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rojas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Rojas!
An out of breath Arturo Rojas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cub Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galloway has chosen Jump Around by House of Pain as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cub Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngwabeni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ngwabeni duly obliges.
Galloway is looking to clinch but Ngwabeni is avoiding it.
Galloway rushes Ngwabeni and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ngwabeni misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Galloway throws an elbow but misses.
Galloway has Ngwabeni pressed against the ropes, preventing Ngwabeni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Galloway lands an elbow inside.
Galloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galloway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ngwabeni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Galloway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ngwabeni avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Ngwabeni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ngwabeni dodges an elbow strike from Galloway.
Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Galloway misses with a head kick.
Ngwabeni gets a clinch.
Galloway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ngwabeni avoids it.
Ngwabeni wants to get back to striking at distance but Galloway won't allow it.
Ngwabeni avoids the elbow strike from Galloway, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ngwabeni dodges an elbow strike from Galloway.
Galloway takes a shot to the head.
Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Ngwabeni fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngwabeni closes the distance and clinches.
Galloway has Ngwabeni pressed against the ropes, preventing Ngwabeni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ngwabeni wants to break free but Galloway has control.
Ngwabeni dodges an elbow strike from Galloway.
Galloway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni has been cut.
Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Ngwabeni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galloway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Ngwabeni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ngwabeni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ngwabeni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Galloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Galloway gets a clinch.
Galloway prevents Ngwabeni from breaking the clinch.
Ngwabeni tries to break free but Galloway pushes him back against the ropes.
A short left from Galloway.
Ngwabeni is looking to break free of the clinch but Galloway has double underhooks.
Ngwabeni avoids a wild elbow strike from Galloway.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galloway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ngwabeni swings wildly with an uppercut but Galloway uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Galloway throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Ngwabeni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Galloway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ngwabeni's brow.
Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ngwabeni!
Galloway throws a head kick but Ngwabeni moves out of range.
Ngwabeni avoids the head kick by Galloway.
Galloway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Galloway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ngwabeni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ngwabeni misses with a double jab
and Galloway counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ngwabeni tries to circle away but Galloway has him pinned against the ropes.
Ngwabeni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngwabeni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ngwabeni duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ngwabeni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looks like Cub Galloway has been cut.
A slow jab from Ngwabeni misses its intended target.
Galloway slips a jab and a cross from Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni throws a right hand that Galloway ducks under and follows up with a left that Galloway also avoids with ease.
Ngwabeni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ngwabeni duly obliges.
A nice combination there by Ngwabeni.
Galloway is rocked!
Ngwabeni looks to land a combination but Galloway avoids it well.
Galloway is still on wobbly legs! Can Ngwabeni finish him?
Ngwabeni throws a series of punches but Galloway avoids them all with ease.
Ngwabeni lands a right and a left and another right! Galloway goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
Our winner, Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Rane Kingi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordred Deschain (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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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rane Kingi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mordred Deschain!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Kingi.
Deschain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kingi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body kick from Deschain.
Deschain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kingi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kingi rushes Deschain and presses him up against the ropes.
Kingi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kingi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maybe Kingi would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Kingi misses with a punch on the inside.
Deschain trying to control the position but instead, Kingi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Deschain into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deschain.
Kingi lands a body punch.
Deschain stalling in the clinch but Kingi improves position.
Deschain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kingi up against the ropes.
Deschain lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Deschain.
Deschain lands with a right to the head.
Kingi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deschain prevents a body shot from Kingi.
Kingi working aggressively here.
Deschain is looking to control Kingi's arms but Kingi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Deschain has his back to the ropes.
Kingi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kingi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kingi blocks a body shot from Deschain.
Kingi is leaning against Deschain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Deschain is looking to control Kingi's arms but Kingi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Deschain has his back to the ropes.
Deschain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kingi backwards.
Deschain lands an elbow just above Kingi 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Kingi fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Deschain fails to land.
Deschain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deschain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kingi has time to react.
Deschain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kingi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kingi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Deschain ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Kingi moves out of range of the body kick from Deschain.
Deschain blocks a low kick nicely.
Kingi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Deschain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kingi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deschain misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Kingi.
Kingi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deschain lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mordred Deschain will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kingi motions for Deschain to come forward. Kingi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Deschain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab by Kingi.
Kingi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deschain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingi was well out of range. Poor timing from Deschain.
Deschain takes one to the chin there.
Kingi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deschain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kingi forces Deschain back against the ropes and clinches.
Kingi struggles to land a body shot inside as Deschain controls his hands.
Deschain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kingi is trying to stall.
Deschain has a couple of punches blocked by Kingi.
Kingi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deschain tries to stall but Kingi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Kingi fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deschain backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kingi fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kingi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kingi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kingi fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Deschain as Kingi tries to tie him up.
Deschain blocks an uppercut.
Kingi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deschain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Kingi as the two fighters clinch.
Kingi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kingi pushes Deschain back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deschain tries to break the clinch but Kingi is controlling the position.
Kingi misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Deschain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingi lands a right hand.
Kingi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deschains head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingi tries to work over Deschain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deschain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kingi misses with a body punch.
Kingi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deschain's elbow.
Kingi lands a right hand.
Deschain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kingi is trying to maintain a safe position but Deschain gets an underhook and turns Kingi into the ropes.
Rane Kingi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Deschain wants to stall.
Deschain pushes Kingi back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deschain letting Kingi take a breather here.
Deschain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Deschain misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rane Kingi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Deschain loads up on a big right hand but Kingi slips the punch.
Kingi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kingi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deschain.
Kingi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Deschain on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Deschain lands with a good body shot.
Deschain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Deschain scoring well with a low kick there.
Mordred Deschain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deschain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kingi throws the kick towards the body but Deschain avoids it.
Deschain is looking to chop away at Kingi's legs.
Deschain checks a leg kick.
Kingi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Deschain keeps the fight on the outside.
Kingi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Deschain in his tracks.
Kingi scores with a jab.
Kingi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain lands a nice shot to the body.
Deschain swings for the body but Kingi moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kingi.
Deschain tests Kingi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kingi lands a head kick!
Deschain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kingi's calf.
Deschain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kingi.
Deschain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingi.
Kingi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Deschain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mordred Deschain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deschain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Deschain punishes Kingi's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kingi misses the target.
Kingi misses with a hook. Deschain ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingi scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deschain scores with a hook to the body. Kingi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Deschain keeps the fight on the outside.
Deschain throws a body punch but Kingi moves out of range.
Deschain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kingi.
A good leg kick by Kingi.
An inside leg kick lands from Deschain.
Kingi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kingi misses with a leg kick.
Deschain punishes Kingi's body with a nice straight punch.
Deschain throws out a leg kick but Kingi moves out of range and Deschain only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deschain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kingi has time to react.
Deschain misses with a kick to the body.
Kingi misses with an uppercut. Deschain saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Deschain, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rane Kingi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kingi just misses with a punch to the body.
Deschain scores with a jab to the body.
Kingi takes a swing at Deschain's ribcage but misses.
Deschain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Deschain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kingi. Kingi obviously looking to wear him down.
Kingi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Deschain.
Kingi looks to score with a jab to the body but Deschain is just out of range.
Kingi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deschain moves away.
Deschain swings for the body but Kingi moves out of range.
Kingi misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Kingi.
Deschain wants to land a leg kick but Kingi is out of range.
Kingi dips to his left and cracks Deschain with an uppercut!
Deschain takes a swing at Kingi's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain works the jab nicely.
Kingi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kingi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deschain scores with a hook to the body. Kingi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Deschain lands with a right hand.
Deschain throws a push kick but Kingi slaps the foot to one side.
Deschain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kingi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deschain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kingi lands with a shot to the body.
Deschain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kingi throws a solid leg kick but Deschain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kingi.
Kingi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deschain.
Kingi is looking to land body kicks.
Kingi takes the fight into the clinch.
Deschain pushes off an throws an elbow but Kingi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain can't find room to land a body shot as Kingi controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deschain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deschain prevents a body shot from Kingi.
Deschain struggles to land a body shot inside as Kingi controls his hands.
Kingi looking to slow down the pace here.
Kingi tries to throw a body punch but Deschain avoids it by throwing Kingi back against the ropes.
Kingi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Deschain blocks a body shot from Kingi.
Kingi misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kingi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kingi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kingi misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rane Kingi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Deschain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kingi tries to clinch up but Deschain circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Deschain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kingi lands a head kick!
Deschain checks the leg kick.
Kingi tries to work over Deschain's front leg with a kick but Deschain checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Deschain.
Deschain 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.
Kingi looks to land a left hand but Deschain moved out of range nicely.
Deschain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Deschain tests Kingi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deschain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice body punch from Deschain.
Deschain sizes up Kingi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deschain. That's going to slow Kingi down.
Kingi checks a low kick from Deschain.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Deschain.
Kingi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deschain can pounce on him.
Deschain looks to land a right hand but Kingi moved out of range.
A big right from Deschain misses.
Deschain throws a lazy right hand but Kingi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kingi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Deschain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kingi misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Kingi.
Deschain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kingi is keeping busy.
Mordred Deschain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deschain lands an uppercut.
Deschain blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Deschain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Deschain scores with a hook to the body.
Kingi tries to throw a body punch but Deschain avoids it by throwing Kingi back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kingi.
Kingi taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingi can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Deschain can't find room to land a body shot as Kingi controls the action.
Rane Kingi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kingi.
Deschain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deschain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deschain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Deschain.
Deschain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deschain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kingi misses with the head strike.
Kingi prevents a body shot from Deschain.
Kingi trying to stall but Deschain improves his position.
Kingi tries to work over Deschain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordred Deschain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kingi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rane Kingi!
A relieved looking Rane Kingi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Miracle - We Ain't Scared as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muraki Tunamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Green!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green has managed to clinch.
Tunamoto scores with a shot to the side of Green's head.
Green lands a right hand.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Green tries to circle away but Tunamoto has him pinned against the ropes.
Green with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Green tries a body shot but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tunamoto lands an elbow inside that Green shrugs off.
Green using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tunamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tunamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Green avoiding damage.
Green avoids the elbow strike from Tunamoto, against the ropes.
Tunamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Green's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green blocks an elbow strike from Tunamoto.
Green using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tunamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tunamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tunamoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tunamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Green is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tunamoto is defending well for now.
Tunamoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Green on the inside.
Tunamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Green works on Tunamoto's body with a couple of short punches.
Green is looking to control Tunamoto's arms but Tunamoto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tunamoto lands with a left to the head.
Green wants to stall.
Come on Green - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tunamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.
Green looking to stall.
Tunamoto works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tunamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Green is looking to control Tunamoto's arms but Tunamoto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the ropes.
Tunamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tunamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Tunamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks an elbow strike.
Tunamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Knees to the body from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tunamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tunamoto backwards.
Tunamoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Green tries to stall but Tunamoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tunamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Tunamoto blocks a body shot from Green.
Green prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tunamoto.
Green digs a good hook to Tunamoto's body.
Tunamoto misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Green lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Tunamoto goes down! The ref sends Green to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Tunamoto is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Tunamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green slips a straight right by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tunamoto moves away.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Tunamoto is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Green.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Green slips under a jab from Tunamoto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Green 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick from Tunamoto lands but Green takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Danny Green should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
That's time! Back to the action!
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tunamoto.
Green swinging wildly here.
Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tunamoto avoids a kick to the body.
Green throws a push kick but Tunamoto slaps the foot to one side.
Tunamoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tunamoto misses the jab.
Green misses with a low kick as Tunamoto jumps back.
Tunamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tunamoto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tunamoto cracks Green with a good jab.
Green is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tunamoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Tunamoto connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tunamoto.
Tunamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tunamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
Tunamoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Green.
Tunamoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Green has him pressed against the ropes.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green being controlled against the ropes.
Green lands an elbow just above Tunamoto 's eye.
Green looking to throw knees to the head but Tunamoto is blocking nicely.
Green using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tunamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tunamoto backwards.
Tunamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tunamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green is working Tunamoto over against the ropes.
Green blocking some punches.
Green throws a knee to the head but misses.
Green stalling in the clinch but Tunamoto improves position.
Green working aggressively here.
Green managing to block the knees to the body from Tunamoto.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tunamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tunamoto tries to break free but Green pushes him back against the ropes.
Tunamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Tunamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.
Green tries a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Green lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tunamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Tunamoto.
Tunamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green lands with a right to the head.
Green with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tunamoto is rocked!
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Tunamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Tunamoto with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Tunamoto looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Tunamoto get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Danny Green!
A very excited looking Danny Green made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rex Tyrannosaurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diaz Bros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrannosaurus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MacArthurPark. 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Tyrannosaurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diaz Bros !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Tyrannosaurus misses
and Bros counters with a good low kick that Tyrannosaurus was not able to check.
Tyrannosaurus rushes Bros and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bros tries to circle away but Tyrannosaurus has him pinned against the ropes.
Tyrannosaurus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tyrannosaurus throws an elbow but misses.
Bros misses with an elbow strike.
Bros trying to land knees to the body.
Bros managing to block the knees to the body from Tyrannosaurus.
Bros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bros scores with a hook to the body.
Bros prevents a body shot from Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a punch on the inside.
Bros lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyrannosaurus tries to throw a body punch but Bros avoids it by throwing Tyrannosaurus back against the ropes.
Bros doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bros putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyrannosaurus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bros .
Tyrannosaurus is breathing heavily.
Tyrannosaurus tries a knee to the head but Bros blocks it.
Tyrannosaurus throws an elbow that misses.
Bros lands an elbow that stopped Tyrannosaurus in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Rex Tyrannosaurus has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Bros as the two fighters clinch.
Bros avoiding damage as Tyrannosaurus throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bros .
Bros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bros breaks from the clinch.
Bros scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Tyrannosaurus.
Bros throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bros .
Bros fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyrannosaurus tries to clinch up but Bros circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Bros there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bros throws a front kick that sends Tyrannosaurus stumbling back into the ropes.
Tyrannosaurus cracks the inside of Bros 's front leg.
Tyrannosaurus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bros fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tyrannosaurus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bros buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bros misses with a series of wild punches.
Bros catches Tyrannosaurus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bros scores with a punch to the head.
Rex Tyrannosaurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyrannosaurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bros .
Tyrannosaurus misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bros lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diaz Bros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rex Tyrannosaurus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrannosaurus. Bros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bros gets tackled into the ropes by Tyrannosaurus. Tyrannosaurus maintains the clinch.
Tyrannosaurus misses with some punches.
Diaz Bros seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tyrannosaurus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bros has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tyrannosaurus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bros breaks from the clinch.
Tyrannosaurus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bros checks it well.
Bros misses with a low kick.
Tyrannosaurus thows a leg kick but Bros checks it
and Bros counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyrannosaurus swats away the attempt to clinch by Bros .
Good shot there by Tyrannosaurus.
A bone on bone clash there as Bros blocks the leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tyrannosaurus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bros .
Tyrannosaurus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tyrannosaurus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrannosaurus blocks a low kick nicely.
Bros 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.
Bros checks a low kick from Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus throws a leg kick but Bros moved away.
Bros wants to clinch.
Bros misses with a low kick.
Tyrannosaurus throws a low kick, looking for Bros 's leg but Bros calmly moves out of range.
Bros misses with a low kick.
Tyrannosaurus throws a leg kick
and Bros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyrannosaurus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyrannosaurus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrannosaurus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bros is out of range and Tyrannosaurus settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bros throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyrannosaurus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bros jabs Tyrannosaurus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bros works the jab nicely.
Bros has managed to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tyrannosaurus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bros takes a shot to the head.
Bros throws an elbow that misses.
Bros misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Bros .
Tyrannosaurus misses with a knee to the head.
Tyrannosaurus throws an elbow that misses.
Bros lands an elbow inside that Tyrannosaurus shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diaz Bros will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rex Tyrannosaurus'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.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tyrannosaurus.
Bros works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bros fails to land with a series of punches.
Bros works the jab nicely.
Tyrannosaurus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bros . That one must have hurt.
Tyrannosaurus moves in looking to clinch but Bros pushes him off.
Bros has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bros closes the distance and clinches.
Tyrannosaurus lands an elbow just above Bros 's eye.
It looks like Diaz Bros has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyrannosaurus lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bros throws a push kick but Tyrannosaurus slaps the foot to one side.
Tyrannosaurus fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrannosaurus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bros wants to clinch up but Tyrannosaurus keeps it at a distance.
Bros throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a body kick.
Bros instigates a clinch.
Bros tries a body shot but Tyrannosaurus blocks it.
Bros blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Tyrannosaurus.
A right hand to the body from Tyrannosaurus.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyrannosaurus throws a leg kick which misses Bros 's front leg but catches the back leg as Bros tries to avoid it.
Tyrannosaurus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyrannosaurus looks to land a body kick but Bros moved away.
Bros is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tyrannosaurus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Tyrannosaurus.
Bros tries to clinch but Tyrannosaurus is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrannosaurus. Bros does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Bros checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tyrannosaurus checks a leg kick nicely.
Bros throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus walks into a left hand.
A big right from Tyrannosaurus misses.
Bros walks into a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bros !
Tyrannosaurus motions for Bros to come forward. Tyrannosaurus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyrannosaurus clobbers Bros with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bros connects with a leg kick. Tyrannosaurus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bros tries to clinch but Tyrannosaurus is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Diaz Bros just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bros misses with a two punch combination.
Bros looks to land a combination but Tyrannosaurus avoids it well.
Bros throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That kick from Bros tenderised Tyrannosaurus's leg. Tyrannosaurus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bros dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyrannosaurus. That did some damage!
A big left from Tyrannosaurus misses.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a hook. Bros ducked under it nicely.
Bros fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tyrannosaurus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bros swings for the body but Tyrannosaurus moves out of range.
Bros jabs Tyrannosaurus right on the nose. Tyrannosaurus blinks but takes it well.
Tyrannosaurus throws a leg kick
and Bros counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Bros .
Diaz Bros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Bros .
Tyrannosaurus throws the left hand but Bros avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros is looking to clinch but Tyrannosaurus is avoiding it.
Tyrannosaurus dodges the punch combination from Bros .
Tyrannosaurus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bros wants to clinch.
Tyrannosaurus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bros moves away.
Tyrannosaurus moves in looking to clinch but Bros pushes him off.
Bros moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a low kick.
Bros lands a front kick.
Bros 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bros duly obliges.
Bros lands with a hook. Tyrannosaurus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bros scores with a leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bros thows a body shot but no joy.
Bros listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab lands there for Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a low kick.
Bros looks low and kicks high, catching Tyrannosaurus right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Tyrannosaurus is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bros punishes Tyrannosaurus's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyrannosaurus is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diaz Bros scored the knockdown and takes the final round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bros lands with a shot to the body.
Bros feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tyrannosauruss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyrannosaurus throws a leg kick but Bros sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a body kick.
Bros looks to land a right hand but Tyrannosaurus moved out of range.
Bros throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bros misses with a low kick.
Bros throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Bros misses
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bros wants to clinch.
Bros takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bros scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyrannosaurus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bros tries to clinch but Tyrannosaurus moves away
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bros keeps the fight on the outside.
Bros avoids the body shot from Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a wild body shot.
Bros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Bros .
Bros lands an overhand right.
Bros scores with a leg kick.
Rex Tyrannosaurus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a straight right.
Bros lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrannosaurus throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bros moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tyrannosaurus jabs at Bros 's body.
Bros moves into the clinch.
Tyrannosaurus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bros comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tyrannosaurus misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bros manages to break the clinch.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a body kick.
Tyrannosaurus motions for Bros to come forward. Tyrannosaurus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bros lunges at Tyrannosaurus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyrannosaurus's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diaz Bros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bros 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 44:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 44:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diaz Bros !
A very excited looking Diaz Bros made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Zalachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keoni Kain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalachenko comes to the ring accompanied by Torture Chamber. Alexander Zalachenko 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Zalachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keoni Kain!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalachenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Kain circles away.
Zalachenko lands with a right hand.
Keoni Kain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kain walks into a straight right hand from Zalachenko.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zalachenko slips a straight right by Kain.
Kain takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kain, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kain thows a body shot but no joy.
Kain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kain clinches up against the ropes.
Kain is stalling here.
Kain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kain throws an elbow but misses.
Kain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kain clinches up with Zalachenko and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kain dodges an elbow strike from Zalachenko.
Kain stalling in the clinch but Zalachenko improves position.
Kain prevents a body shot from Zalachenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Kain.
Kain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kain breaks from the clinch.
Zalachenko looks to land a body kick but Kain moved away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kain, as that shot connected.
Zalachenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Kain avoids the head kick by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko misses with a straight left.
Kain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zalachenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kain closes the distance and clinches.
Zalachenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kain is trying to force a seperation but Zalachenko has the dominant position.
Zalachenko letting Kain take a breather here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zalachenko misses with a knee strike.
Zalachenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kain pushes off an throws an elbow but Zalachenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kain moves into range and clinches up with Zalachenko.
Zalachenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Kain avoids the damage to the body.
Kain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zalachenko is defending well for now.
Zalachenko stalling the fight.
Kain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zalachenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zalachenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Kain in the body.
Zalachenko lands the left hand.
Zalachenko checks the leg kick.
Kain moves into the clinch.
Kain pushes Zalachenko back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zalachenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kain lands a hook 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!
Zalachenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kain lands with a left to the head.
Kain lands a hook that snaps the head of Zalachenko backwards.
Zalachenko avoiding damage as Kain throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keoni Kain dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zalachenko throws a sloppy head kick and Kain moves out of range easily.
Kain closes the distance and clinches.
Zalachenko tries to throw a body punch but Kain avoids it by throwing Zalachenko back against the ropes.
Zalachenko lands a knee to the body.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Zalachenko looking to throw knees to the head but Kain is blocking nicely.
Kain stalling the fight.
Zalachenko is trying to stall.
Kain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zalachenko missing with knees to the body.
Zalachenko tries to land a knee to the head but Kain blocks with his arms.
Kain stalling in the clinch.
Kain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zalachenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Keoni Kain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zalachenko.
It looks like Keoni Kain has been cut.
Kain misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zalachenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zalachenko lands a damaging elbow.
Zalachenko lands a knee to the head.
Kain is breathing heavily.
Zalachenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zalachenko misses with a knee strike.
Zalachenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zalachenko obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zalachenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zalachenko misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zalachenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kain tries a body shot but Zalachenko blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kain.
Zalachenko landing knees to the body.
Kain is trying to force a seperation but Zalachenko has the dominant position.
Zalachenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kain backwards.
That has opened up Keoni Kain's cut even more.
A shot in the inside from Zalachenko.
Kain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zalachenko looking to throw knees to the head but Kain is blocking nicely.
Zalachenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Zalachenko working Kain over with knees to the body.
Zalachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Kain controls his hands.
Zalachenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Kain won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zalachenko obliges.
Zalachenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zalachenko tries to stall but Kain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kain tries to break the clinch but Zalachenko is controlling the position.
Kain wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko lands an elbow that stopped Kain in his tracks for a moment.
Zalachenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Zalachenko blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Zalachenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keoni Kain'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.
Zalachenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zalachenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keoni Kain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zalachenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zalachenko blocks a head kick by Kain.
Kain closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Kain.
Zalachenko landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kain is rocked!
Zalachenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kain is still on wobbly legs! Can Zalachenko finish him?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zalachenko obliges.
A knee to the head by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko is controlling Kain's neck. Zalachenko unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Kain goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Alexander Zalachenko!
Alexander Zalachenko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Eckstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Eckstein!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
Tantor looks for the body kick but Eckstein saw that one coming.
Eckstein checks a leg kick.
Eckstein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eckstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tantor misses with a straight right.
Eckstein doesn't manage to clinch there - Tantor circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tantor, as that shot connected.
Eckstein throws a head kick that Tantor semi-blocks.
Eckstein lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Eckstein misses the target.
Eckstein tries a low kick but Tantor avoids it.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
A jab from Tantor finds it's way through Eckstein's defenses.
Eckstein avoids a kick to the body.
Almu Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eckstein misses with a left hand
and Tantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Eckstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Tantor scoring well with a low kick there.
Eckstein throws a leg kick which misses Tantor's front leg but catches the back leg as Tantor tries to avoid it.
Tantor throws a leg kick but Eckstein sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Eckstein.
Eckstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tantor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tantor throws a good cross that connects.
Tantor lands with a cross.
Tantor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tantor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Eckstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tantor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eckstein misses with an uppercut. Tantor saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Tantor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Eckstein.
Eckstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eckstein pushes Tantor away with a front kick.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eckstein moves away.
Eckstein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eckstein moves out of range of the body kick from Tantor.
Eckstein motions for Tantor to come forward. Eckstein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eckstein.
Eckstein fakes the leg kick and cracks Tantor in the body.
Eckstein moves out of range as Tantor strikes.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eckstein moves away.
Tantor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eckstein.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
Eckstein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eckstein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tantor.
A shot to the body from Tantor misses
and Eckstein counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Eckstein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eckstein cracks Tantor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eckstein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Eckstein throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eckstein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tantor thumps Eckstein with a low kick.
Eckstein scores with a leg kick.
Eckstein misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tantor.
Tantor walks into a straight right hand from Eckstein.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eckstein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tantor.
Eckstein wants to clinch
and Tantor counters with a stiff right hand.
Tantor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eckstein avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tantor cracks the inside of Eckstein's front leg.
Tantor loads up on a big right hand but Eckstein slips the punch.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Eckstein lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tantor will feel that in the morning.
Eckstein has managed to clinch.
Eckstein tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Eckstein back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Tantor.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Eckstein controls his hands.
Eckstein lands a nice elbow.
Eckstein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Tantor controls his hands.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Eckstein.
Tantor trying to stall but Eckstein improves his position.
Eckstein tries a body shot but Tantor blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Almu Tantor will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eckstein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tantor checks a leg kick nicely.
Eckstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tantor lands with a hook. Eckstein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eckstein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tantor.
Tantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eckstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Eckstein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Eckstein misses its intended target.
Eckstein throws a body kick that misses.
Tantor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tantor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eckstein with a hook.
Eckstein scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Eckstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tantor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tantor's calf.
Eckstein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor lands with an uppercut that bounces Eckstein off the ropes and back into range.
Almu Tantor is winning the standup battle so far.
Eckstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Eckstein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tantor cracks the inside of Eckstein's front leg.
Tantor misses with a body shot.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Eckstein.
Eckstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Tantor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tantor thows a body kick. Eckstein tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Tantor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eckstein punishes Tantor's body with a nice straight punch.
Eckstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Tantor blocks a head kick by Eckstein.
Tantor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eckstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor scores with a jab to the head.
Eckstein with a jab.
Eckstein wants to land a leg kick but Tantor is out of range.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses.
Tantor thows a body shot but no joy.
Tantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tantor is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Tantor checks a leg kick.
Tantor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Eckstein dodges the punch combination from Tantor.
Tantor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eckstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eckstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Tantor.
Eckstein lands a leg kick that knocks Tantor off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eckstein is able to avoid easily.
Eckstein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
A head kick from Eckstein lands but Tantor takes it in his stride.
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
Eckstein misses the jab.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Tantor misses.
Eckstein slips under a jab.
Eckstein tries to clinch there but Tantor circles away.
Tantor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tantor checks a leg kick nicely.
Eckstein throws a jab when Tantor was well out of range.
Tantor cracks the inside of Eckstein's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tantor throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eckstein moves away.
Tantor misses with a body shot.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tantor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tantor misses with a body shot.
Eckstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tantor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eckstein throws a wild body kick that Tantor sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor 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.
Eckstein steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tantor. That one must have hurt.
Eckstein is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckstein throws a leg kick but Tantor checks it.
Tantor tries a low kick but Eckstein avoids it.
Tantor lands a body shot.
Tantor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Eckstein is out of range and Tantor settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almu Tantor dominated that second round.
That's time! Tantor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tantor. That's going to slow Eckstein down.
A big right from Eckstein misses.
Tantor motions for Eckstein to come forward. Tantor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eckstein lands a leg kick that knocks Tantor off balance momentarily.
Eckstein throws a series of punches but Tantor avoids them all with ease.
Tantor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tantor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eckstein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Tantor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eckstein is out of range.
Eckstein needs to keep his hands up - Tantor had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tantor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor scores with a kick to the body.
Tantor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eckstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tantor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor lands a jab to Eckstein's midsection.
Tantor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tantor connects with a looping right hand.
Tantor connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tantor, right into the meat.
Tantor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eckstein's sensitive parts.
Tantor lands a leg kick that knocks Eckstein off balance momentarily.
Tantor scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eckstein blocks a head kick by Tantor.
Tantor thumps Eckstein with a low kick.
Tantor connects with a jab.
Eckstein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Tantor.
Tantor cracks Eckstein with a good jab.
Eckstein looks to throw the jab but Tantor is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tantor looks to land a body kick but Eckstein moved away.
Eckstein tries to move into range but Tantor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tantor wants to land a leg kick but Eckstein is out of range.
Eckstein wants to clinch up but Tantor keeps it at a distance.
Tantor thows a leg kick but Eckstein checks it
and Eckstein counters with an outside leg kick.
Eckstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tantor keeps Eckstein at a distance using the push kick.
Eckstein lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Tantor tried to score with a low kick but Eckstein checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Tantor there.
Eckstein moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Eckstein back against the ropes.
Eckstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eckstein lands a left hand.
Tantor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eckstein throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eckstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Eckstein tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Eckstein back against the ropes.
Tantor stalling the fight.
Tantor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tantor slows down the pace here.
Tantor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tantor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tantor managing to block the knees to the body from Eckstein.
Tantor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Tantor misses.
Tantor throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Eckstein.
Tantor throws a body punch but Eckstein moves out of range.
Tantor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eckstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor misses with a two punch combination.
Tantor throws a leg kick
and Eckstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tantor misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eckstein.
Tantor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
Eckstein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eckstein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tantor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eckstein finds it's way round the side to connect with Tantor's head.
Tantor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tantor thumps Eckstein with a low kick.
Eckstein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tantor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eckstein. Eckstein circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almu Tantor clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eckstein works the jab nicely.
Eckstein misses with an uppercut
and Tantor counters with a series of strikes. Eckstein will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eckstein has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tantor.
Eckstein throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tantor thumps Eckstein with a low kick.
Tantor lands a really nice looking cross but Eckstein seems unphased.
Eckstein is rocked!
Tantor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eckstein is still on wobbly legs! Can Tantor finish him?
Tantor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eckstein at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eckstein walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Eckstein is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Almu Tantor!
A victorious Almu Tantor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong's entrance music is It's my time. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristofer Hong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sato, right into the meat.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
Hong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sato counters with a nice leg kick.
Sato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong tries to land a body kick
and Sato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sato.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Sato lands a front kick.
Hong tests Sato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Sato thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hong if he has to take too many more of those.
Sato slips under a jab from Hong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong throws a low kick but Sato moves out of range easily.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong misses with a looping left.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sato scores with a nice body kick.
Sato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sato.
Nice straight punches there by Hong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hong.
Sato looks to land a body kick but Hong moved away.
Sato defending well as Hong loads up on a big left hand.
Sato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hong's calf.
Sato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hong takes a step back to recover.
Hong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Sato.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
Hong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hong.
Hong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Hong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sato scores with a nice head shot.
Hong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hong misses with a body shot
and Sato counters with a body kick that stops Hong in his tracks momentarily.
Sato scores with a head kick. Hong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Hong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hong misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Sato blocks the low kick.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Sato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hong's head.
Sato lands with a cross.
Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sato.
A telegraphed right hand from Hong misses the target.
Sato throws a lazy head kick
and Hong counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Hong avoids the body shot from Sato.
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Hong misses.
Hong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick from Sato.
Hong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a combination
and Hong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hong misses with a hook
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hong connects with a body shot.
Hong misses with an uppercut.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Sato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hong throws a leg kick but Sato sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato cracks Hong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sato checks the leg kick.
Sato works the jab nicely.
Hong lands a nice shot that snaps Sato's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kristofer Hong will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sato.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Hong misses with an uppercut
and Sato makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hong really felt that one!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hong.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch but Sato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sato's sensitive parts.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato throws a lazy head kick
and Hong moves into the clinch.
Sato has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sato is trying to break free.
Sato scores a nice knee to the body.
Sato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sato tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hong throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
A short uppercut from Sato.
Hong gets through Sato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hong blocks an elbow strike.
Hong lands with a short shot to the head.
Hong blocks an elbow strike from Sato.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sato breaks the clinch.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Sato scores with a jab.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Sato lands a jab.
Sato misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sato throws a body kick that misses.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong looks to land a body kick but Sato moved away.
Hong blocks a head kick by Sato.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Hong.
Sato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong misses with a looping left.
A big right from Hong misses.
Sato feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
Sato lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ukyo Sato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Hong avoids it.
Hong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sato's calf.
A jab from Hong finds it's way through Sato's defenses.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick from Hong.
Sato looks to throw the jab but Hong is out of range.
A low kick from Hong is predictable there
and Sato counters with a big head kick but Hong shrugs it off.
Sato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hong is out of range.
Good work by Sato as he checks the leg kick.
Sato looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Sato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sato connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Hong. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Hong misses the target.
Hong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
Sato looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
Sato wants to land a leg kick but Hong is out of range.
Sato throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Hong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hong misses with an uppercut.
Sato blocks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hong blocks a head kick by Sato.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ukyo Sato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sato on the side of the head.
Sato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Hong misses the target.
Sato fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hong checks it well.
Sato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sato thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hong if he has to take too many more of those.
Hong misses with a left hand
and Sato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hong motions for Sato to come forward. Hong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Hong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hong misses with a body shot
and Sato counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hong is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hong looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Hong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot to the body from Hong misses
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong misses the jab.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Hong misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sato, as that shot connected.
Sato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Hong connects with the punch.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hong misses with a head kick.
Sato pushes Hong away with a front kick.
Hong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
Sato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hong on the side of the head.
Sato takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Sato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Hong coming out on top.
Sato checks a leg kick nicely.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Sato tries to land a front kick but Hong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sato scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Hong misses with an uppercut.
Sato works the jab nicely.
Sato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hong throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Sato throws a push kick but Hong slaps the foot to one side.
Hong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hong walks into a straight right hand from Sato.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Hong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sato's head backwards.
A clash of legs there as Sato blocks the low kick.
Sato catches Hong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato lands a high kick!
Hong scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hong misses with a hook.
Hong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sato takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sato. Sato obviously looking to wear him down.
Sato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hong is looking to clinch.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Hong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato throws a leg kick that misses.
Hong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sato circles away quickly and effectively.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ukyo Sato just about did enough to take it.
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.
Hong misses with a hook
and Sato counters with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
Sato misses with a double jab.
Hong thuds his right hand into Sato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Hong tries to clinch up.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Sato moves out of range as Hong strikes.
Hong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hong sizes up Sato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hong misses with a looping left.
Hong looks to land a combination but Sato avoids it well.
Sato connects with a high kick.
Hong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hong takes a step back to recover.
Sato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sato is looking to slow Hong down with leg kicks.
Hong tries to clinch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Sato misses with the body kick
and Hong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Hong blocks a head kick by Sato.
Sato is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hong misses with a hook.
Hong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Hong sees coming a mile off.
Hong wants to land a leg kick but Sato is out of range.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Sato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Sato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hong scores with a spinning back kick!
Hong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Sato counters with a body kick.
Hong tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hong thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a poor cross that misses
and Sato counters with a nice body kick.
Hong tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Hong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sato.
Hong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sato momentarily.
Sato swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
Sato throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Hong tries to clinch up.
Hong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sato.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Sato tries to bum rush Hong with a series of wild strikes but Hong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato avoids the body shot from Hong.
Hong takes one to the side of the head.
Sato blocks a jab.
Sato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Sato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato lands a head kick. Hong smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hong avoids the head kick by Sato.
Sato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kristofer Hong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sato throws a push kick but Hong slaps the foot to one side.
Sato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hong.
Hong throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Sato counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice body punch from Sato.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Hong throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Hong finds it's target.
Sato throws a push kick but Hong slaps the foot to one side.
Sato works the jab nicely.
Hong throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
Hong misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
Hong avoids the head kick by Sato.
Sato lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato works Hong's body with a nice hook.
Hong lands a nice looking body shot.
Hong connects with the punch.
Sato has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hong.
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
Hong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Hong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
Sato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sato avoids the body shot from Hong.
Sato lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hong will feel that in the morning.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato scores with a head kick.
Sato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hong blocks a jab.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Hong sees coming a mile off.
Sato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hong is out of range and Sato settles back down.
Sato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Sato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato slips a straight right by Hong.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hong.
Sato checks a low kick from Hong.
Sato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sato blocks a leg kick.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hong connects with an inside leg kick.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Sato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick from Sato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sato circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sato.
Sato lands with a nice body kick.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Sato saw that one coming.
Sato cracks Hong with a good jab.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sato throws a series of punches but Hong avoids them all with ease.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Hong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Hong.
Sato throws the left hand but Hong avoids the punch easily.
Sato throws a lazy uppercut
and Hong counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ukyo Sato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sato 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 Sano scores the fight 47:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ukyo Sato! Ukyo Sato retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sang Min The Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Matterhorn comes to the ring accompanied by Sharp Dressed Man. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Min The Flash!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Flash has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Von Matterhorn finds it's way round the side to connect with The Flash's head.
Von Matterhorn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Flash looks to throw the jab but Von Matterhorn is out of range.
Von Matterhorn misses with a few strikes there.
Von Matterhorn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Von Matterhorn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Flash. That's going to slow Von Matterhorn down.
Von Matterhorn connects with a leg kick. The Flash looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Flash tries a low kick but Von Matterhorn avoids it.
Von Matterhorn throws a low kick but The Flash moves out of range easily.
Von Matterhorn throws a low kick but The Flash moves out of range easily.
Von Matterhorn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Von Matterhorn moves forwards but The Flash connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Matterhorn doesn't manage to clinch there - The Flash circles away.
The Flash on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Sang Min The Flash has been cut.
The Flash throws a shot from downtown. Von Matterhorn moves away and avoids it.
Von Matterhorn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from The Flash is predictable there
and Von Matterhorn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Flash throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Von Matterhorn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Von Matterhorn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Flash lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Von Matterhorn cracks the inside of The Flash's front leg.
Sang Min The Flash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Matterhorn moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Matterhorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Flash.
Von Matterhorn lands a body shot.
Von Matterhorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Matterhorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Matterhorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Flash throws out the jab.
Von Matterhorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Matterhorn is looking to chop away at The Flash's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Flash throws a front kick aimed at Von Matterhorn's knee but Von Matterhorn avoids it well.
The Flash keeps the fight on the outside.
The Flash throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Matterhorn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Flash throws a big shot that misses.
The Flash misses with a combination
and Von Matterhorn moves into the clinch.
Von Matterhorn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Von Matterhorn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Von Matterhorn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Von Matterhorn struggles to land a body shot inside as The Flash controls his hands.
Von Matterhorn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Von Matterhorn lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Von Matterhorn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Von Matterhorn throws a punch but it's blocked by The Flash.
The Flash breaks from the clinch.
Von Matterhorn doesn't manage to clinch there - The Flash circles away.
The Flash throws a shot from downtown. Von Matterhorn moves away and avoids it.
Von Matterhorn slips under a jab.
Von Matterhorn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Flash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Flash misses with an uppercut. Von Matterhorn saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Von Matterhorn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and The Flash has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Flash and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Flash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Matterhorn slips under a jab.
The Flash throws a hook to the side of Von Matterhorn's head but Von Matterhorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Matterhorn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn's corner calls for a 1-2. Von Matterhorn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Matterhorn lands a nice looking body kick.
The Flash dodges the punch combination from Von Matterhorn.
The Flash is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The Flash misses with a hook
and Von Matterhorn counters with an inside leg kick.
The Flash looks winded!
Von Matterhorn misses with a wild body shot.
The Flash misses with a hook
and Von Matterhorn counters with an outside leg kick.
Von Matterhorn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Flash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Flash wants to slow Von Matterhorn down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice jab there from Von Matterhorn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Matterhorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Flash throws a leg kick that is checked
and Von Matterhorn counters with an outside leg kick.
Von Matterhorn lands with a kick to the temple. The Flash shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Von Matterhorn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sang Min The Flash's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Von Matterhorn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Von Matterhorn misses with a left hand
and The Flash counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Flash throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Von Matterhorn to counter with a crisp jab.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Matterhorn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That has opened up Sang Min The Flash's cut even more.
Von Matterhorn scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
The Flash misses with a looping right.
A left and a right from Von Matterhorn both land. Nice combination.
Von Matterhorn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Flash throws a leg kick but Von Matterhorn checks it.
Von Matterhorn misses with a low kick.
The Flash throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice defenses there by Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn tries to bum rush The Flash with a series of wild strikes but The Flash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Von Matterhorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Flash.
The Flash rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Von Matterhorn counters with a body kick that stops The Flash in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as The Flash blocks the leg kick.
Von Matterhorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Von Matterhorn lands a shoulder strike.
Von Matterhorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Matterhorn.
A short left from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn misses with some punches.
Von Matterhorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Flash will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Flash is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Von Matterhorn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from The Flash misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Flash moves out of range as Von Matterhorn throws a body kick.
Von Matterhorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn controlling the action here for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Von Matterhorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Matterhorn is trying to stall.
The Flash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Matterhorn's elbow.
Von Matterhorn looking to stall.
Von Matterhorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Flash's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Von Matterhorn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Flash taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Von Matterhorn misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Flash misses with a punch to the body.
Von Matterhorn is trying to break the clinch but The Flash has him pressed against the ropes.
The Flash lands a body punch.
The Flash manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Von Matterhorn misses.
The Flash looks to land a right hand but Von Matterhorn moved out of range.
Von Matterhorn misses the shot to the body.
The Flash thuds a left hand into Von Matterhorn's body.
The Flash's jab looks to have found its range, popping Von Matterhorn under the eye.
The Flash swinging wildly here.
The Flash scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
The Flash throws a leg kick but Von Matterhorn checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as The Flash checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Von Matterhorn lands a really nice looking cross but The Flash seems unphased.
Von Matterhorn slips a straight right by The Flash.
The Flash misses with a wild combination.
Von Matterhorn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The cut above Sang Min The Flash's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Von Matterhorn defending well as The Flash loads up on a big left hand.
Von Matterhorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Flash can do to turn this around?
The Flash lands a body shot.
Von Matterhorn throws a looping overhand right but The Flash ducks down to avoid it.
Von Matterhorn is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Matterhorn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Von Matterhorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Flash moves away.
The Flash loads up on a big right hand but Von Matterhorn slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sang Min The Flash's cut.
That's time! Von Matterhorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Von Matterhorn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Flash.
The Flash throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Flash throws a shot from downtown. Von Matterhorn moves away and avoids it.
The Flash staying out of range there.
Von Matterhorn throws a lazy body kick
and The Flash counters with a thumping low kick.
The Flash takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Nice body kick from Von Matterhorn.
The Flash misses with a two punch combination.
Von Matterhorn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Von Matterhorn lands a leg kick that knocks The Flash off balance momentarily.
Von Matterhorn scores with a kick to the body.
The Flash on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Flash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice shot lands for Von Matterhorn.
The Flash walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Von Matterhorn rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but The Flash has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
The Flash is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Flash is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Matterhorn finish him?
Von Matterhorn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Flash seems to have recovered his senses.
The Flash misses with an uppercut
and Von Matterhorn counters with a nice body kick.
The Flash takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sang Min The Flash's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Von Matterhorn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Flash walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn retains his super heavyweight title!
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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