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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennet has chosen Unloco - Crashing as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet walks into a left hand.
Bennet looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Darko throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darko throws a hook but Bennet blocks it.
Darko misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for Darko.
It looks like Noah Bennet has been cut.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Darko throws a shot from downtown. Bennet moves away and avoids it.
Bennet checks a leg kick nicely.
Darko stalks Bennet and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bennet's face. Bennet staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darko's corner calls for a 1-2. Darko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bennet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Bennet.
Darko looks to land a right hand but Bennet moved out of range.
Darko connects with the punch.
A big right from Darko misses.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet takes one to the side of the head.
Darko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darko scores with a sloppy right hand. Bennet should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bennet takes one on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Darko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bennet is rocked!
Donnie Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darko ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Bennet out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donnie Darko!
Donnie Darko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tim Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arroyo Malavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mistakes. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arroyo Malavino!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malavino manages to avoid it.
Price keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malavino bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick from Price lands but Malavino takes it in his stride.
Price thows a body kick. Malavino tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Malavino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Price staying out of range there.
Malavino tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Malavino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Price scores with the left hand. Malavino knows he should have avoided that one.
Tim Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malavino tests Price's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Price throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malavino counters with a nice leg kick.
Malavino defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
Price pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malavino is out of range and Price settles back down.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Malavino circles away.
Nice defenses there by Malavino.
Price avoids a kick to the body.
Malavino staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Price 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Price throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Malavino.
Price lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Price lands a jab to the nose.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Price tenderised Malavino's leg. Malavino is trying to keep his angry face on.
Price doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Price misses with a few strikes there.
Malavino is looking to clinch but Price is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malavino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Price connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malavino scrambles back to his feet.
Malavino checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Malavino looks to land a left hand but Price moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Malavino tenderised Price's leg. Price is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malavino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malavino wants to clinch.
Price thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malavino if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Price dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Malavino throws a right hand that misses
and Malavino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malavino checks a leg kick.
Malavino defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Malavino slips under a jab from Price.
Malavino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Price.
Price is looking to slow Malavino down with leg kicks.
Malavino staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Price.
Malavino throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Price misses
and Malavino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Price thinking.
Malavino blocks a jab.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malavino.
Price stuns Malavino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malavino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Price.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Price looks to throw the jab but Malavino is out of range.
Malavino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malavino lands with a good body shot.
Malavino throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Malavino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malavino moves in looking to clinch but Price pushes him off.
Price misses with a kick to the body.
Price is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Malavino tries to clinch up but Price circles away and keeps his distance.
Malavino tries a head kick but it misses.
Price takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malavino if he has to take too many more of those.
Price takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Malavino.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Malavino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Malavino on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Malavino as the two fighters clinch.
Price stalls.
Malavino misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malavino obliges.
A short body shot lands from Price as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Price will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malavino.
Malavino checks the leg kick.
Malavino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Price on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malavino. Malavino obviously looking to wear him down.
Malavino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Price.
Price throws the kick towards the body but Malavino avoids it.
Malavino misses with a head kick.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Malavino scores with a jab.
Price is looking to land body kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Price. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Price.
Malavino misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Malavino misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Tim Price has been cut.
Price throws the left hand but Malavino avoids the punch easily.
Price misses with a looping left.
Price walks into a left hand.
Malavino misses with a hook.
Price scores with a jab.
Price misses with a straight left.
Malavino throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Price misses with a body shot
and Malavino counters with a head kick. That will keep Price thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Malavino moves out of range as Price strikes.
Price throws a body punch but Malavino moves out of range.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino checks a low kick from Price.
Malavino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Price manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Malavino.
Malavino lands with a right hand.
Malavino misses with a low kick.
Tim Price is winning the standup battle so far.
Malavino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malavino looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Malavino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Price.
Malavino is looking to clinch but Price is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malavino misses with a body shot.
Malavino slips under a jab.
Price keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malavino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arroyo Malavino really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Price's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Price tries to score with a low kick but Malavino moves his leg out of the way.
Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Price lands an overhand right.
Price lands a high kick!
Malavino swats away the attempt to clinch by Price.
Price swings for the body but Malavino moves out of range.
Malavino avoids the body shot from Price.
Malavino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Price jabs Malavino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Price scores with a jab.
Price bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malavino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Price looks to land a body kick but Malavino moved away.
Malavino throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Malavino fakes the leg kick and cracks Price in the body.
Price throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malavino checks a leg kick.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malavino moves away.
Nice body kick from Price.
Malavino throws a head kick that misses.
Price tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Price throws a low kick but Malavino avoids it.
Price fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino misses with a wild body shot.
Price has Malavino up against the ropes in a clinch.
Malavino throws an elbow but it misses.
Malavino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prices head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malavino is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Price is keeping busy.
Price lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malavino throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Price.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malavino is trying to stall.
Price breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Price had his way with Arroyo Malavino in that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Price's cut.
That's time! Price's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Malavino moves away from the strike by Price.
Arroyo Malavino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malavino thumps Price with a low kick.
Malavino walks into a straight right hand from Price.
Price throws a poor cross that misses
and Malavino counters with a stiff right hand.
Malavino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Malavino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Price paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malavino throws a low kick, looking for Price's leg but Price calmly moves out of range.
Malavino throws a hook to the side of Price's head but Price sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Price throws a chopping leg kick but Malavino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Malavino.
Price has closed the distance and engaged Malavino in a clinch.
Malavino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Price breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Price there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malavino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Price in his tracks.
Malavino throws a leg kick which misses Price's front leg but catches the back leg as Price tries to avoid it.
Malavino jabs at Price's body.
Price thows a body shot but no joy.
Price throws a head kick that Malavino semi-blocks.
Malavino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malavino misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malavino. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Price throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malavino misses with a wild body shot.
Price misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price takes a swing at Malavino's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malavino tries to bum rush Price with a series of wild strikes but Price uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Price doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Price throws a lazy uppercut
and Malavino counters with a one-two to the body.
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.
Malavino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malavino checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malavino misses the jab.
Malavino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Price.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malavino slips a jab from Price.
Malavino throws a head kick that misses.
Malavino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arroyo Malavino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Price 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tim Price!
After winning the bout, Tim Price thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rung The Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Tank has chosen คนบ้านเดียŪ as his entrance music. Rung The Tank has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rung The Tank!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevenson keeps The Tank at a distance using the push kick.
The Tank avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Tank dodges the punch combination from Stevenson.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Tank circles away quickly and effectively.
Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Tank throws a solid leg kick but Stevenson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Tank.
The Tank gets a clinch.
Stevenson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Tank is defending well for now.
The Tank breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by The Tank.
Stevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a head kick that half lands.
The Tank misses with a left hand
enabling Stevenson to counter with a crisp jab.
The Tank avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Tank blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a combination that misses
and The Tank counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stevenson's knee momentarily.
Stevenson closes the distance but The Tank moves to the side
and The Tank counters with a leg kick.
Stevenson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but The Tank moves out of range.
The Tank throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevenson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. The Tank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tank avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Tank connects with a jab.
The Tank blocks the body kick.
The Tank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevenson.
That kick from Stevenson tenderised The Tank's leg. The Tank is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson lands a jab to The Tank's midsection.
The Tank has closed the distance and engaged Stevenson in a clinch.
The Tank breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Tank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevenson tries to score with a low kick but The Tank moves his leg out of the way.
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 Jake Stevenson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but The Tank moves out of range.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevenson scores with a one two! The Tank had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stevenson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stevenson misses with a wild combination.
The Tank clinches up against the ropes.
The Tank taking a breather.
The Tank breaks from the clinch.
Jake Stevenson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Stevenson. Those never looked like landing.
Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jake Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling The Tank to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Tank moves into the clinch successfully.
Stevenson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stevenson wants to break free but The Tank has control.
The Tank breaks the clinch.
The Tank pushes Stevenson up against the ropes in a clinch.
The Tank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Tank throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevenson motions for The Tank to come forward. Stevenson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson misses with a wild combination.
Stevenson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. The Tank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jake Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tank ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
The Tank moves out of range as Stevenson throws a body kick.
Stevenson lands a nice looking body shot.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Tank fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stevenson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Tank breaks the clinch.
Stevenson tries to clinch but The Tank moves away
and The Tank counters with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for The Tank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevenson throws a solid leg kick but The Tank takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stevenson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson wants to clinch
and The Tank counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rung The Tank will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as The Tank blocks the leg kick.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Tank manages to avoid it.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevenson checks a low kick from The Tank.
The Tank swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stevenson duly obliges.
Stevenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stevenson wants to clinch but The Tank slips to the side
and The Tank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Tank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A leg kick checked by The Tank.
Stevenson lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tank misses with a few strikes there.
Stevenson misses with a leg kick
and The Tank counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Stevenson on his ass! Stevenson wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Stevenson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Stevenson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevenson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Tank fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stevenson, pushing him back against the ropes.
The Tank leaning against his opponent.
The Tank avoiding damage as Stevenson throws knees to the body.
The Tank breaks the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Tank. Stevenson shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Tank.
Stevenson seems to have got his legs back now.
Stevenson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Tank has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Tank throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevensons head.
The Tank will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stevenson up against the ropes.
The Tank lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tank lands an elbow just above Stevenson 's eye.
The Tank gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Tank.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Tank - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Tank with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stevenson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Tank avoids it.
The Tank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stevenson.
The Tank instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Tank lands a damaging elbow.
Stevenson is trying to break free.
Stevenson working aggressively here.
The Tank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Tank moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rung The Tank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Tank has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rung The Tank!
Rung The Tank took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I really need this win. This will propel me up the rankings. Dan Chirch. I'm coming for you next!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Captain Kat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Schmidt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Kat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kat wants to clinch
and Schmidt counters with a straight right hand.
Kat misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kat blocks the leg kick.
Kat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kat slips a straight right by Schmidt.
Kat scores with a push kick.
Kat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a shot from downtown. Kat moves away and avoids it.
Kat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kat tries to clinch but Schmidt is having none of it.
Schmidt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Schmidt clinches.
Schmidt lands a nice elbow.
Kat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schmidt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kat's defenses.
Kat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schmidt has him pressed against the ropes.
Kat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kat blocks an uppercut.
Schmidt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kat backwards.
Schmidt lands an uppercut.
Schmidt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kat blocks the elbow strike.
Schmidt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kat blocks it with crossed arms.
Schmidt lands an elbow that stopped Kat in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Captain Kat has been cut.
Kat avoids the elbow strike from Schmidt, against the ropes.
Kat takes an elbow to the temple.
Schmidt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schmidt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schmidt blocks it with crossed arms.
Kat taking a breather.
Schmidt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schmidt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schmidt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kat tries a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt missing with knees to the body.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Schmidt.
Kat tries a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks it.
Schmidt lands with a right to the head.
Schmidt lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmidt.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Schmidt throws an elbow but misses.
Schmidt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schmidt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks with his arms.
Kat tries to land knees in the clinch but Schmidt avoids the damage to the body.
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
Kat missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Schmidt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Captain Kat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schmidt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kat if he has to take too many more of those.
Kat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kat takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kat tries to clinch up
and Schmidt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmidt, right into the meat.
Schmidt swats away the attempt to clinch by Kat.
A leg kick checked by Schmidt.
Kat moves out of range of the body kick from Schmidt.
Kat throws a head kick that Schmidt semi-blocks.
Kat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kat momentarily.
Schmidt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schmidt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kat is out of range.
Kat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schmidt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kat.
Schmidt blocks a head kick by Kat.
Kat closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schmidt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schmidt lands a slapping body shot.
Schmidt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schmidt cracks Kat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kat tries a head kick but it misses.
Schmidt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schmidt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmidt.
Kat trying to control the position but instead, Schmidt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kat into the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kat.
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schmidt is defending well for now.
Kat managing to block the knees to the body from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schmidt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kat blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kat tries to land knees in the clinch but Schmidt avoids the damage to the body.
Schmidt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kat is trying to push Schmidt away but Schmidt has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Schmidt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Captain Kat's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kat 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.
Kat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schmidt's head.
Kat throws a sloppy head kick
and Schmidt counters with an outside leg kick.
Schmidt circles away from the clinch attempt.
John Schmidt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schmidt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kat takes a step back to recover.
Schmidt forces Kat back against the ropes and clinches.
Schmidt lands with a right to the head.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside that Kat shrugs off.
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schmidt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kat is trying to push Schmidt away but Schmidt has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kat managing to block the knees to the body from Schmidt.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks with his arms.
Schmidt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schmidt blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kat throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks with his arms.
Schmidt scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmidt gets through Kat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kat looking to slow down the pace here.
Kat tries a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks it.
Schmidt lands an uppercut.
Schmidt gets through Kat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
John Schmidt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kat backwards.
Kat crunches a lovely knee into Schmidt's ribcage.
Schmidt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside that Kat shrugs off.
Kat misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside that Kat shrugs off.
Kat missing with knees to the body.
Kat missing with knees to the body.
Schmidt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kat wants to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt lands an elbow that stopped Kat in his tracks for a moment.
Kat takes a shot to the head.
Schmidt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kat looking to throw knees to the head but Schmidt is blocking nicely.
Schmidt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kats head.
Kat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Kat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schmidt.
Kat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Schmidt connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Schmidt really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Captain Kat's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schmidt scores with a decent looking hook.
Captain Kat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schmidt thuds a left hand into Kat's body.
Kat wants to clinch but Schmidt slips to the side
and Schmidt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schmidt. That's going to slow Kat down.
Kat tries to work over Schmidt's front leg with a kick but Schmidt checks it.
Kat throws a sloppy head kick and Schmidt moves out of range easily.
Kat throws a head kick that misses
and Schmidt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schmidt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kat.
Schmidt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schmidt scores with a hook.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kat takes one on the button.
Kat tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Schmidt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses.
Kat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schmidt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab from Schmidt.
Schmidt has managed to clinch.
Kat can't break the clinch.
A short left from Schmidt.
Schmidt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Schmidt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schmidt as Kat tries to tie him up.
Kat misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a knee to the head.
Schmidt lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schmidt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schmidt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kat takes a shot to the head.
Kat avoids the elbow strike from Schmidt, against the ropes.
Kat managing to block the knees to the body from Schmidt.
Schmidt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Schmidt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schmidt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schmidt lands a nice elbow.
Schmidt lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Schmidt dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Captain Kat's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kat tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schmidt, as that shot connected.
Schmidt scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Schmidt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the body.
Kat tries to clinch up.
Kat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kat moves out of range of the body kick.
Kat throws a sloppy head kick
and Schmidt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Kat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kat - that will leave a mark!
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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schmidt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kat throws a head kick but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Schmidt connects with a looping right hand.
Schmidt clinches up with Kat and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schmidt.
Kat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schmidt is defending well for now.
John Schmidt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Schmidt on the inside.
Kat looking to stall.
Kat tries a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks it.
Schmidt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kat looking to throw knees to the head but Schmidt is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Schmidt on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Kat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schmidt lands a damaging elbow.
Schmidt lands an elbow just above Kat 's eye.
Kat working hard to break the clinch.
Kat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schmidt blocks it with crossed arms.
Schmidt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schmidt.
Kat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schmidt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmidt.
Kat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schmidt.
A short right from Schmidt on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Schmidt.
Kat will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside.
Schmidt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kat is rocked!
Schmidt avoiding damage as Kat throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Schmidt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schmidt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Schmidt!
John Schmidt bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tak Sin Thanarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunnas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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285 lbs
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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
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tak Sin Thanarat!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thanarat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kunnas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thanarat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Kunnas.
Thanarat missing with a left hand there. Kunnas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thanarat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thanarat scores with the left hand. Kunnas knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Thanarat misses.
Tak Sin Thanarat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kunnas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thanarat gets a clinch.
Kunnas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thanarat is keeping busy.
Thanarat digs a right hand underneath Kunnas's ribcage. Kunnas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thanarat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kunnas misses with a knee strike.
Thanarat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kunnas.
Kunnas lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but Thanarat blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thanarat.
Kunnas trying to control the position but instead, Thanarat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kunnas into the ropes.
Thanarat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kunnass head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thanarat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kunnas's brow.
Stalling in the clinch from Thanarat.
Thanarat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kunnas backwards.
Thanarat digs a right hand into Kunnas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kunnas's gas tank.
Thanarat blocks an elbow strike.
Thanarat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kunnas up against the ropes.
Kunnas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thanarat's face.
Thanarat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Thanarat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kunnas backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas blocks the elbow strike.
Kunnas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kunnas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunnas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thanarat. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by Thanarat.
Kunnas throws a hook but Thanarat blocks it.
Thanarat cracks Kunnas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kunnas scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Tak Sin Thanarat has been cut.
Kunnas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kunnas is looking to score with low kicks.
Kunnas missing with a left hand there. Thanarat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kunnas throws a low kick but Thanarat moves out of range easily.
Thanarat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunnas throws a leg kick but Thanarat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kunnas lands an overhand right.
Thanarat throws a head kick that misses.
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 Mauri Kunnas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tak Sin Thanarat'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.
Thanarat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kunnas's head.
Kunnas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kunnas throws a leg kick but Thanarat moved away.
Thanarat tries to close the distance and clinch but Kunnas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thanarat tries to clinch but Kunnas moves out of range.
Thanarat has managed to clinch.
Kunnas avoids the elbow strike from Thanarat, against the ropes.
Kunnas lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Kunnas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thanarat blocking some punches.
Thanarat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kunnas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thanarat.
Thanarat is leaning against Kunnas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kunnas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thanarat leaning against his opponent.
Kunnas misses with a knee strike.
Kunnas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thanarat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kunnas as Thanarat tries to tie him up.
Thanarat is leaning against Kunnas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Kunnas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thanarat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kunnas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Thanarat on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Kunnas.
Kunnas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thanarat trying to land knees to the body.
Kunnas avoiding damage as Thanarat throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Mauri Kunnas has been cut.
Thanarat lands with a light punch inside.
Kunnas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kunnas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thanarat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Thanarat.
Thanarat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thanarat is pushing Kunnas up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thanarat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thanarat as Kunnas tries to tie him up.
Kunnas dodges an elbow strike from Thanarat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thanarat tries to land a knee to the head but Kunnas blocks with his arms.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thanarat. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thanarat trying to control the position but instead, Kunnas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thanarat into the ropes.
Kunnas misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tak Sin Thanarat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kunnas loads up on a big right hand but Thanarat slips the punch.
A slow jab from Kunnas misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thanarat checks a leg kick.
Kunnas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thanarat with a jab.
Thanarat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thanarat pushes Kunnas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Kunnas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thanarat looking to stall.
Kunnas avoids the elbow strike from Thanarat, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Kunnas.
Kunnas misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Thanarat.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kunnas as Thanarat tries to tie him up.
Kunnas looking to throw knees to the head but Thanarat is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thanarat is defending well for now.
Kunnas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kunnas is looking to break free of the clinch but Thanarat has double underhooks.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kunnas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kunnas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thanarat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thanarat working Kunnas over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thanarat.
Thanarat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thanarat lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Thanarat.
Thanarat lands a nice shot to the body.
Thanarat working Kunnas over with knees to the body.
Thanarat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kunnas backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat lands with a short shot to the head.
Thanarat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thanarat landing knees to the body.
Thanarat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A left hand lands to the body for Thanarat.
Thanarat will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kunnas up against the ropes.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but Thanarat blocks with his arms.
Kunnas takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thanarat tries a body shot but Kunnas blocks it.
Kunnas is trying to push Thanarat away but Thanarat has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Thanarat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tak Sin Thanarat really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kunnas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kunnas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thanarat on the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kunnas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thanarat - the referee stops the clock and Kunnas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thanarat. Kunnas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thanarat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kunnas's calf.
A jab from Thanarat misses.
Kunnas wants to slow Thanarat down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thanarat checks a leg kick.
Thanarat blocks a low kick nicely.
Kunnas is looking to clinch but Thanarat is avoiding it.
Thanarat moves in looking to clinch but Kunnas pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Thanarat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thanarat.
Some bone on bone action there as Thanarat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thanarat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thanarat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thanarat moves into range and clinches up with Kunnas.
Thanarat avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas is trying to maintain a safe position but Thanarat gets an underhook and turns Kunnas into the ropes.
Thanarat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thanarat.
Thanarat lands a nice knee to the body.
Thanarat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thanarat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thanarat has Kunnas pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kunnas has a couple of punches blocked by Thanarat.
Thanarat lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat lands a knee to the body.
Thanarat looking to stall.
Come on Thanarat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thanarat pushes Kunnas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kunnas looking to stall.
Thanarat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Come on Thanarat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kunnas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kunnas misses with a knee to the head.
Kunnas takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tak Sin Thanarat dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kunnas throws a leg kick that misses.
Thanarat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kunnas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Thanarat does no damage.
Thanarat has Kunnas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thanarat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thanarat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thanarat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thanarat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kunnas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kunnas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thanarat blocks it with crossed arms.
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.
Thanarat lands a damaging elbow.
Thanarat lands with a left to the head.
Thanarat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kunnas up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Thanarat.
Kunnas takes a shot to the head.
Kunnas gets through Thanarat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thanarat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thanarat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kunnas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thanarat blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thanarat.
Kunnas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thanarat blocks it with crossed arms.
Thanarat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thanarat working Kunnas over with knees to the body.
Thanarat lands an elbow that stopped Kunnas in his tracks for a moment.
Thanarat content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thanarat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thanarat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kunnas or not.
Thanarat controlling the action here for a moment.
Thanarat lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thanarat.
Thanarat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thanarat manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tak Sin Thanarat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thanarat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tak Sin Thanarat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thanarat 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tak Sin Thanarat!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Buck Naked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naked's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Da ya think I'm Sexy. Young comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scorpions - The Zoo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
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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
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Buck Naked!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Young!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naked takes one on the button.
Young scores with a leg kick.
Young slips under a jab.
Young moves away from the strike by Naked.
Naked lands a jab to the head.
Naked looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Naked is just out of range.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naked.
Young throws the left hand but Naked avoids the punch easily.
Young throws a predictable looking body shot
and Naked counters with a nice low kick that buckles Young's knee momentarily.
Young keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Buck Naked has been cut.
Naked scoring well with a low kick there.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Naked circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naked was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naked tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Young misses.
Naked lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Naked throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young clinches up against the ropes.
Naked lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Young throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Naked manages to break the clinch.
Naked keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Naked connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Young tries to score with a low kick but Naked moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Naked.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Naked.
Naked connects with a leg kick. Young looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Young misses with a body kick.
Naked scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naked checks a leg kick.
Naked ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Naked plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Naked looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Young misses.
Naked lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naked lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Naked has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Naked checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Young will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buck Naked'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.
Naked swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naked.
Naked throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Naked lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Buck Naked is winning the standup battle so far.
Young lands with a hook. Naked tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Naked looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naked moves away.
Young throws a series of punches but Naked moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Naked.
Naked dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Young.
Young defending well as Naked loads up on a big left hand.
Naked keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Naked manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Naked lands a two punch combo.
Young thumps Naked with a low kick.
Good work by Young as he checks the leg kick.
Young is looking to chop away at Naked's legs.
Naked bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Young's head.
Young throws the left hand but Naked avoids the punch easily.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Naked moves out of range easily.
Buck Naked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Naked.
Naked lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Young throws a poor cross that misses
and Naked counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Young throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Naked counters with a nice low kick that buckles Young's knee momentarily.
Naked keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Naked throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Naked counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Young.
A combination from Naked does no damage.
Young misses with an uppercut. Naked saw that one coming.
Naked uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young misses with a hook. Naked ducked under it nicely.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Naked lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Naked tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Naked dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buck Naked's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Naked.
The fighters circling - Naked throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Naked throws a leg kick but Young checks it.
Naked fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Young throws a low kick but Naked moves out of range easily.
Young slips under a jab.
Naked walks into a left hand.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Naked.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Naked.
Donk. Young catches Naked right on the button with a cross.
Naked throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Naked blocks the leg kick.
Naked throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young missing with a left hand there. Naked was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Naked paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Naked attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Young.
Naked lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Naked scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Naked scores with a leg kick.
Naked slips under a jab from Young.
Young works the jab nicely.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Naked throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Young throws a leg kick but Naked checks it.
Young tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naked throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naked.
Young blocks a head kick by Naked.
Young throws a hook but Naked avoids it easily.
Young misses with a right hand
and Naked counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Naked throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naked throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Naked throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Naked fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Young with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Young. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Young.
Young misses with a left hand
and Naked counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Buck Naked did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Buck Naked's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Naked checks a leg kick.
Naked throws a predictable looking body shot
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Naked scores with the left hand. Young knows he should have avoided that one.
Naked fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
Naked displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Naked.
Naked slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naked cracks Young with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick by Naked misses
and Young counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young avoids the body shot from Naked.
Young lands a head kick!
No joy there for Naked, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naked cracks Young with a good jab.
Naked connects with a looping right hand.
Naked tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Young changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buck Naked is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young throws a leg kick
and Naked cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naked takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Young tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naked misses with a straight right.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Naked.
Young smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Young tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Naked thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naked uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naked takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Naked takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Naked throws a body kick but he wasn't in 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 Buck Naked will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buck Naked's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big left from Young misses.
Young throws a low kick, looking for Naked's leg but Naked calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Naked there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Naked throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naked bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naked.
Young tries to work over Naked's front leg with a kick but Naked checks it.
Jake Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Naked.
Naked moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a low kick.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naked.
Naked thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naked.
Young misses with a low kick.
Young checks a leg kick.
Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Naked uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young tries to clinch there but Naked circles away.
Young throws the left hand but Naked avoids the punch easily.
Naked looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Young throws a hook to the side of Naked's head but Naked sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naked lands a glancing blow to the side of Young's head.
Naked throws a quick inside leg kick.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Naked throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Naked does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naked misses with a two punch combination.
Naked lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Naked lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naked uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Young tests Naked's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naked lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Buck Naked.
I think Naked 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 49:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Naked!
Buck Naked took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Heinz Doofenshmirtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doofenshmirtz comes to the ring accompanied by Feuer Frei -by- Rammstein. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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24
215 lbs
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223 lbs
23 - 10 - 2 |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Armstrong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doofenshmirtz wants to clinch
and Armstrong counters with a good, hard body kick but Doofenshmirtz shrugs it off.
Armstrong avoids a kick to the body.
Doofenshmirtz cracks Armstrong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Doofenshmirtz lands a lovely overhand right.
Doofenshmirtz is looking to clinch.
Doofenshmirtz tries to land a front kick but Armstrong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Armstrong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Armstrong throws a hook but Doofenshmirtz blocks it.
Doofenshmirtz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Armstrong is out of range.
Doofenshmirtz just misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Doofenshmirtz as he checks the leg kick.
Armstrong delivers a nice body kick.
Heinz Doofenshmirtz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doofenshmirtz connects with a solid leg kick.
Doofenshmirtz has Armstrong up against the ropes in a clinch.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong dodges an elbow strike from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Doofenshmirtz.
Armstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Armstrong lands a body shot.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doofenshmirtz lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.
Doofenshmirtz blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
A short right from Armstrong.
Doofenshmirtz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Doofenshmirtz lands an elbow inside.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Armstrong.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the temple.
Doofenshmirtz tries to land knees in the clinch but Armstrong avoids the damage to the body.
Doofenshmirtz trying to land knees to the body.
Armstrong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doofenshmirtz blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doofenshmirtz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz is trying to push Armstrong away but Armstrong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Armstrong crunches a lovely knee into Doofenshmirtz's ribcage.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Doofenshmirtz controls his hands.
Doofenshmirtz avoiding damage as Armstrong throws knees to the body.
Armstrong with a knee to the head.
Doofenshmirtz managing to block the knees to the body from Armstrong.
Nice body punch from Armstrong.
Doofenshmirtz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Armstrong tries to throw a body punch but Doofenshmirtz avoids it by throwing Armstrong back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Armstrong.
Doofenshmirtz is breathing heavily.
Armstrong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Armstrong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doofenshmirtz missing with knees to the body.
Doofenshmirtz avoiding damage as Armstrong throws knees to the body.
Doofenshmirtz tries to break free but Armstrong pushes him back against the ropes.
Armstrong tries to land knees in the clinch but Doofenshmirtz avoids the damage to the body.
Doofenshmirtz blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Armstrong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Armstrong slips a jab and a cross from Doofenshmirtz.
Armstrong lands a leg kick that knocks Doofenshmirtz off balance momentarily.
Armstrong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doofenshmirtz throws a head kick that misses
and Doofenshmirtz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Armstrong avoids the head kick by Doofenshmirtz.
Armstrong throws out a powerful jab.
Doofenshmirtz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doofenshmirtz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armstrong misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Doofenshmirtz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Doofenshmirtz circles away and keeps his distance.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doofenshmirtz swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.
Doofenshmirtz wants to clinch up but Armstrong keeps it at a distance.
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong avoids the head kick by Doofenshmirtz.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doofenshmirtz closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Armstrong crashing to the mat! Armstrong uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Armstrong is rocked!
Heinz Doofenshmirtz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Doofenshmirtz misses with a looping right.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Armstrong avoiding damage as Doofenshmirtz throws knees to the body.
Armstrong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Armstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xavier Armstrong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Armstrong as the two fighters clinch.
Doofenshmirtz prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong managing to block the knees to the body from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz misses with an elbow over the top.
Armstrong prevents a body shot from Doofenshmirtz.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doofenshmirtz's elbow.
Doofenshmirtz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Armstrong has him pressed against the ropes.
Doofenshmirtz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armstrong.
Armstrong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Armstrong looking to throw knees to the head but Doofenshmirtz is blocking nicely.
Armstrong scores with a shot to the side of Doofenshmirtz's head.
Armstrong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Armstrong as the two fighters clinch.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body.
Armstrong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Armstrong connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Armstrong.
Armstrong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong lands a hook that snaps the head of Doofenshmirtz backwards.
Armstrong crunches a lovely knee into Doofenshmirtz's ribcage.
Armstrong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Armstrong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Doofenshmirtz prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Doofenshmirtz managing to block the knees to the body from Armstrong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Armstrong stalling in the clinch but Doofenshmirtz improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinz Doofenshmirtz will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Armstrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Armstrong has Doofenshmirtz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Armstrong.
Doofenshmirtz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Armstrong lands a body punch.
Armstrong presses Doofenshmirtz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doofenshmirtz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doofenshmirtz tries to break the clinch but Armstrong is controlling the position.
Armstrong lands a shot to the body.
Armstrong tries to work over Doofenshmirtz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doofenshmirtz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Armstrong stalling.
Doofenshmirtz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Armstrong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Doofenshmirtz blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armstrong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Armstrong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doofenshmirtz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Armstrong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doofenshmirtz is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Armstrong.
Armstrong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doofenshmirtz.
The referee calls for Armstrong to work.
Doofenshmirtz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Armstrong obliges.
Armstrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Armstrong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Armstrong.
Armstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Armstrong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doofenshmirtz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Armstrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Armstrong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Armstrong avoiding damage.
Armstrong lands a body punch.
Armstrong lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doofenshmirtz.
Armstrong avoiding damage as Doofenshmirtz throws knees to the body.
Armstrong lands a body shot.
Doofenshmirtz blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong tries a body shot but Doofenshmirtz blocks it.
Armstrong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doofenshmirtz's face.
It looks like Heinz Doofenshmirtz has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands with a left to the head.
Armstrong presses Doofenshmirtz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Doofenshmirtz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Doofenshmirtz controls his hands.
Armstrong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doofenshmirtz's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Armstrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armstrong landing knees to the head.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Armstrong really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heinz Doofenshmirtz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Armstrong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armstrong pushes Doofenshmirtz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Doofenshmirtz has had enough of the clinch but Armstrong keeps him there for the moment.
Armstrong stalls.
Armstrong scores with a knee to the head.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike.
Armstrong blocks a body shot from Doofenshmirtz.
Armstrong misses with an elbow over the top.
Doofenshmirtz lands an elbow inside that Armstrong shrugs off.
Doofenshmirtz trying to land knees to the body.
Armstrong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doofenshmirtz.
Armstrong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Armstrong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doofenshmirtz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Armstrong avoiding damage as Doofenshmirtz throws knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Armstrong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Armstrong tries a body shot but Doofenshmirtz blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Armstrong.
Armstrong scores with a shoulder strike.
Armstrong lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Armstrong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Armstrong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Armstrong - that landed with a thud.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doofenshmirtz working aggressively here.
Armstrong holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Doofenshmirtz presses Armstrong against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Doofenshmirtz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doofenshmirtz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Armstrong can pounce on him.
Armstrong gets tackled into the ropes by Doofenshmirtz. Doofenshmirtz maintains the clinch.
Doofenshmirtz gets through Armstrong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong tries a body shot but Doofenshmirtz blocks it.
Armstrong avoids a wild elbow strike from Doofenshmirtz.
Armstrong is trying to stall.
Armstrong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong is leaning against Doofenshmirtz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Doofenshmirtz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Armstrong.
Armstrong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Armstrong dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Heinz Doofenshmirtz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Armstrong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Doofenshmirtz tries to land a body kick
and Armstrong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Armstrong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doofenshmirtz. Doofenshmirtz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Armstrong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Doofenshmirtz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Armstrong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Doofenshmirtz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armstrong.
Doofenshmirtz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.
Armstrong managing to block the knees to the body from Doofenshmirtz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong has Doofenshmirtz pushed against the ropes.
Doofenshmirtz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong tries to work over Doofenshmirtz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Armstrong avoiding damage as Doofenshmirtz throws knees to the body.
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.
Doofenshmirtz is trying to break the clinch but Armstrong is controlling him.
Doofenshmirtz lands a knee to the body.
Armstrong blocks an elbow strike from Doofenshmirtz.
Heinz Doofenshmirtz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doofenshmirtz tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Doofenshmirtz back against the ropes.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the temple.
Armstrong lands a shot to the body.
Armstrong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doofenshmirtz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doofenshmirtz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armstrong blocks an elbow strike from Doofenshmirtz.
Armstrong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doofenshmirtz trying to land knees to the body.
Armstrong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Armstrong misses with a knee to the head.
Doofenshmirtz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong with a hook.
Armstrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doofenshmirtz's sensitive parts.
Armstrong pushes Doofenshmirtz up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Armstrong.
Doofenshmirtz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Doofenshmirtz is trying to force a seperation but Armstrong has the dominant position.
A short right from Doofenshmirtz on the inside.
Armstrong blocks a body shot from Doofenshmirtz.
Armstrong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doofenshmirtz backwards.
Armstrong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Armstrong crunches a lovely knee into Doofenshmirtz's ribcage.
Doofenshmirtz tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong with a knee to the head.
Armstrong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Armstrong lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Armstrong.
Doofenshmirtz takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doofenshmirtz prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Armstrong presses Doofenshmirtz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Armstrong.
Armstrong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Armstrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Armstrong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Armstrong!
Xavier Armstrong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kicky McPuncherton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheick Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kicky McPuncherton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cheick Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo throws a jab but it's blocked by McPuncherton.
McPuncherton blocks a low kick nicely.
McPuncherton jabs Kongo right on the nose. Kongo blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Cheick Kongo has been cut.
Kongo avoids the head kick by McPuncherton.
Kongo moves out of range as McPuncherton strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McPuncherton.
McPuncherton lands with a hook. Kongo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McPuncherton tries to land a leg kick but Kongo saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from McPuncherton.
Good leg kick by Kongo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kongo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kongo misses with a wild body shot.
Kongo scores with a head kick.
It looks like Kicky McPuncherton has been cut.
Kongo throws a leg kick that misses.
Kongo tries a low kick but McPuncherton avoids it.
McPuncherton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo pivots, looking for a leg kick but McPuncherton is out of range and Kongo settles back down.
McPuncherton blocks a low kick nicely.
McPuncherton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Kongo is predictable there
and McPuncherton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cheick Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kongo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McPuncherton.
Kongo throws a half hearted mid kick.
McPuncherton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kongo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McPuncherton.
McPuncherton slips a jab from Kongo.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
Kongo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kongo looks to throw a body kick
and McPuncherton counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPuncherton 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.
Kongo tries to work over McPuncherton's front leg with a kick but McPuncherton checks it.
McPuncherton tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kongo. That's going to slow McPuncherton down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McPuncherton connects with a nice looking jab.
McPuncherton looks to land a body kick but Kongo moved away.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Kongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kongo misses with a low kick.
Kongo delivers a nice body kick.
McPuncherton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McPuncherton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kongo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McPuncherton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kongo throws a looping overhand right but McPuncherton ducks down to avoid it.
Kongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kongo with a hook.
McPuncherton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kongo scores with a leg kick.
Kongo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McPuncherton is out of range.
McPuncherton fails to land with a series of punches.
Kongo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McPuncherton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kongo swings for the body but McPuncherton moves out of range.
Kongo takes the fight into the clinch.
McPuncherton is trying to maintain a safe position but Kongo gets an underhook and turns McPuncherton into the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongo.
McPuncherton is trying to stall.
Kongo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo throws a front kick aimed at McPuncherton's knee but McPuncherton avoids it well.
McPuncherton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kongo looks for the body kick but McPuncherton saw that one coming.
Kongo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cheick Kongo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
McPuncherton avoids the head kick by Kongo.
McPuncherton is looking to land body kicks.
Kongo throws a low kick but it's checked well by McPuncherton.
McPuncherton misses with a looping left.
Kongo throws a low kick, looking for McPuncherton's leg but McPuncherton calmly moves out of range.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
Kongo throws a body kick that misses.
McPuncherton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A bone on bone clash there as McPuncherton blocks the leg kick.
Kongo throws a lazy head kick
and McPuncherton counters with a nice body kick.
McPuncherton takes a swing at Kongo's ribcage but misses.
Kongo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McPuncherton motions for Kongo to come forward. McPuncherton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McPuncherton throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPuncherton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kongo feints and then cracks McPuncherton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McPuncherton down.
Kicky McPuncherton is winning the standup battle so far.
McPuncherton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McPuncherton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kongo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McPuncherton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kongo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McPuncherton throws a wild body kick that Kongo sees coming a mile off.
Kongo tries to work over McPuncherton's front leg with a kick but McPuncherton checks it.
Kongo throws a low kick, looking for McPuncherton's leg but McPuncherton calmly moves out of range.
McPuncherton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo blocks a head kick by McPuncherton.
Kongo throws a body kick that misses.
McPuncherton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kongo counters with a one-two to the body.
McPuncherton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McPuncherton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kongo motions for McPuncherton to come forward. Kongo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McPuncherton.
Kongo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McPuncherton throws an off balance right hand
and Kongo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kongo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kongo is looking to chop away at McPuncherton's legs.
Kongo misses with a kick to the body.
Kongo throws a big shot that misses.
Kongo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPuncherton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kongo.
McPuncherton cracks Kongo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from McPuncherton.
The fighters circle momentarily. McPuncherton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Kongo finds it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Kongo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kongo throws a head kick but McPuncherton moves out of range.
Good exchange - McPuncherton coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McPuncherton checks it well.
Kongo looks to score with a jab to the body but McPuncherton is just out of range.
McPuncherton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kongo, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPuncherton lands an overhand right.
McPuncherton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kongo throws a front kick that sends McPuncherton stumbling back into the ropes.
McPuncherton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kongo lands a glancing blow to the side of McPuncherton's head.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Kongo checks a low kick from McPuncherton.
Kongo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kongo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kongo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kongo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McPuncherton cracks Kongo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kongo cracks McPuncherton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McPuncherton is rocked!
Kongo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cheick Kongo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McPuncherton walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Kongo and drops face first to the floor! McPuncherton's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with McPuncherton in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Cheick Kongo!
After the fight, Cheick Kongo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Geodude Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golem comes to the ring accompanied by Geo dude geo geo dude. The crowd seem to be enjoying Laborina Lim's choice of entrance music: Here we go. 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, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geodude Golem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laborina Lim throws a jab when Golem was well out of range.
Golem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laborina Lim at a distance.
Geodude Golem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laborina Lim misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Laborina Lim lands an impressive looking overhand right. Golem doesn't seem phased though.
Golem misses with a looping right.
Laborina Lim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Golem, pushing him back against the ropes.
Golem wants to stall.
Laborina Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Laborina Lim throws an elbow but misses.
Laborina Lim blocks an elbow strike from Golem.
Golem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Golem swings wildly with an uppercut but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laborina Lim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Golem fails to land.
Laborina Lim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Golem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Golem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laborina Lim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Golem tries to work over Laborina Lim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Golem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laborina Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Laborina Lim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Laborina Lim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laborina Lim lands an elbow that stopped Golem in his tracks for a moment.
Laborina Lim lands a right hand.
Golem misses with a punch to the body.
Golem wants to get back to striking at distance but Laborina Lim won't allow it.
Laborina Lim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Golem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laborina Lim's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Golem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laborina Lim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laborina Lim scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laborina Lim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laborina Lim blocking some punches.
Golem struggles to land a body shot inside as Laborina Lim controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laborina Lim.
Golem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laborina Lim's defenses.
It looks like Antonio Laborina Lim has been cut.
Golem tries to break the clinch but Laborina Lim is controlling the position.
Golem misses with a punch to the body.
Laborina Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Laborina Lim blocks the elbow strike.
Laborina Lim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laborina Lim letting Golem take a breather here.
Golem misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golem.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Golem throws an elbow but misses.
Golem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laborina Lim as Golem tries to tie him up.
Laborina Lim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Golem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laborina Lim backwards.
Golem tries to work over Laborina Lim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Golem tries to throw a body punch but Laborina Lim avoids it by throwing Golem back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laborina Lim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Golem wants to stall.
Laborina Lim blocks the elbow strike.
Golem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golem avoiding damage as Laborina Lim throws knees to the body.
Laborina Lim is working Golem over against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laborina Lim blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Golem can't find room to land a body shot as Laborina Lim controls the action.
Golem is trying to break free.
Laborina Lim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Laborina Lim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Laborina Lim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Golem lands a jab.
Laborina Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golem manages to avoid it.
Laborina Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Golem throws a hook but Laborina Lim blocks it.
Laborina Lim throws a push kick but Golem slaps the foot to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Golem 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 Laborina Lim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laborina Lim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Golem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Golem takes one on the button.
Golem scores with a one two! Laborina Lim had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Golem with a jab.
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!
Laborina Lim lands with a nice body punch.
Golem ducks into a a hook from Laborina Lim and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Laborina Lim moves into the clinch successfully.
Laborina Lim tries to land knees in the clinch but Golem avoids the damage to the body.
Laborina Lim tries a knee to the head but Golem blocks it.
Laborina Lim managing to block the knees to the body from Golem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laborina Lim obliges.
Golem lands a damaging elbow.
Laborina Lim pushes Golem back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Laborina Lim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laborina Lim struggles to land a body shot inside as Golem controls his hands.
Golem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laborina Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golem's elbow.
Golem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golem is looking to control Laborina Lim's arms but Laborina Lim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Golem has his back to the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laborina Lim trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Golem seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Laborina Lim is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Laborina Lim lands a body shot.
Golem takes an elbow to the temple.
Laborina Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Golem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laborina Lim's brow.
Golem taking a breather.
Laborina Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Antonio Laborina Lim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Golem misses with the head strike.
Laborina Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laborina Lim lands an uppercut.
Golem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Golem is looking to control Laborina Lim's arms but Laborina Lim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Golem has his back to the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laborina Lim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laborina Lim takes an elbow to the forehead.
Golem is looking to break free of the clinch but Laborina Lim has double underhooks.
Laborina Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golem throws a head punch that misses.
Laborina Lim scores with a shot to the side of Golem's head.
Golem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laborina Lim creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Golem crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Golem is rocked!
Antonio Laborina Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laborina Lim misses with a looping left.
Oh Golem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Golem throws out a leg kick but Laborina Lim moves out of range and Golem only half commits.
Golem rushes Laborina Lim and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Laborina Lim blocks a body shot from Golem.
Laborina Lim tries a body shot but Golem blocks it.
Golem seems to have got his legs back now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golem digs a right hand underneath Laborina Lim's ribcage. Laborina Lim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Golem.
Golem stalls.
Golem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golem tries a body shot but Laborina Lim blocks it.
Laborina Lim pushes Golem back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golem struggles to land a body shot inside as Laborina Lim controls his hands.
Laborina Lim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Golem presses Laborina Lim against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Golem trying to control the position but instead, Laborina Lim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Golem into the ropes.
Golem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Laborina Lim will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Laborina Lim's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laborina Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laborina Lim lands with an overhand left.
Laborina Lim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Golem ducks into a a hook from Laborina Lim and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Laborina Lim.
Nice defenses there by Golem.
Some bone on bone action there as Golem checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Golem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laborina Lim ducks under a wild hook from Golem.
Laborina Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Golem to counter with a crisp jab.
Golem scoring well with a low kick there.
Laborina Lim lands a leg kick that knocks Golem off balance momentarily.
Golem throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laborina Lim counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Laborina Lim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Golem working aggressively here.
Golem throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laborina Lim lands a hook that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Golem throws a punch but it's blocked by Laborina Lim.
Golem is trying to stall.
Golem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Golem tries to break free but Laborina Lim pushes him back against the ropes.
Laborina Lim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Golem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laborina Lim tries to throw a body punch but Golem avoids it by throwing Laborina Lim back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Golem manages to break the clinch.
Golem throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laborina Lim throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golem misses with a two punch combination.
Golem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laborina Lim. That did some damage!
Laborina Lim scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laborina Lim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laborina Lim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Golem throws a body punch but Laborina Lim moves out of range.
Laborina Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golem avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Golem looks to land a right hand but Laborina Lim moved out of range.
Laborina Lim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Golem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laborina Lim throws out a powerful jab.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick but Golem sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laborina Lim cracks a nice hook into Golem's ribs.
Golem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laborina Lim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Golem misses with an uppercut. Laborina Lim saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laborina Lim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, jab by Laborina Lim - just one landing.
Laborina Lim throws an overhand right that lands on Golem's shoulder, as Golem tries to avoid the shot.
Laborina Lim avoids the body shot from Golem.
Laborina Lim lands with an uppercut that bounces Golem off the ropes and back into range.
Laborina Lim cracks Golem with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Golem is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Golem is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Golem could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Antonio Laborina Lim!
Antonio Laborina Lim is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Antonio Laborina Lim misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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