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Dynasty 183: Halloween Havoc PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Frulegur Wiskeber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sombat Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiskeber comes into the arena with Michel Cleis - Hey Lady Luck (Official Music Video) blaring out of the sound system. Banchamek has chosen Buakaw Por Pramuk Highlight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frulegur Wiskeber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sombat Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banchamek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wiskeber pushes Banchamek up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wiskeber dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Banchamek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banchamek pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiskeber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Banchamek misses with a knee to the head.
Wiskeber breaks the clinch.
Banchamek closes the distance and clinches.
Wiskeber scores with a hook to the body.
Wiskeber has Banchamek pushed against the ropes.
Banchamek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiskeber slows down the pace here.
Banchamek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiskeber slowing the pace effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiskeber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banchamek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiskeber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wiskeber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banchamek looks winded!
The referee calls for Wiskeber to work.
Wiskeber seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frulegur Wiskeber.
Banchamek is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wiskeber.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wiskeber, as that shot connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiskeber takes the fight into the clinch.
Banchamek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiskeber obliges.
Wiskeber lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiskeber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wiskeber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wiskeber takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wiskeber landing knees to the body.
Wiskeber is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiskeber.
Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiskeber closes the distance and pushes Banchamek back into the ropes.
Wiskeber avoiding damage as Banchamek throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wiskeber.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiskeber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wiskeber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wiskeber dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frulegur Wiskeber dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wiskeber lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Banchamek backs up against the ropes.
Wiskeber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banchamek has had enough of the clinch but Wiskeber keeps him there for the moment.
Wiskeber scores with a hook to the body.
Wiskeber lands a good knee to the midsection. Banchamek won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiskeber.
Wiskeber manages to break the clinch.
Wiskeber clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Wiskeber.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiskeber obliges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wiskeber.
Wiskeber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banchamek takes the fight into the clinch.
Wiskeber slows down the pace here.
Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banchamek is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek takes the fight into the clinch.
Wiskeber has Banchamek pressed against the ropes.
Wiskeber misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Wiskeber.
A knee to the head by Wiskeber.
It looks like Sombat Banchamek has been cut.
Wiskeber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banchamek can do to turn this around?
Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiskeber forces Banchamek back against the ropes and clinches.
Banchamek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiskeber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wiskeber breaks from the clinch.
Wiskeber is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wiskeber drives through and clinches with Banchamek against the ropes.
Wiskeber stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wiskeber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banchamek throws out a loose jab but Wiskeber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banchamek gets tackled into the ropes by Wiskeber. Wiskeber maintains the clinch.
Wiskeber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wiskeber displaying some good clinch control by pressing Banchamek up against the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wiskeber lands a good knee to the midsection. Banchamek won't want to take too many of those.
Wiskeber scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wiskeber.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiskeber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banchamek avoids it.
Wiskeber is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frulegur Wiskeber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sombat Banchamek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wiskeber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banchamek. That did some damage!
Banchamek dodges the punch combination from Wiskeber.
Wiskeber clinches up against the ropes.
Banchamek managing to block the knees to the body from Wiskeber.
Wiskeber stalling.
Banchamek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wiskeber avoiding damage.
Banchamek wants to stall.
Wiskeber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banchamek takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wiskeber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiskeber has closed the distance and engaged Banchamek in a clinch.
Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frulegur Wiskeber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiskeber clinches with his opponent.
Banchamek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wiskeber trying to land knees to the body.
Banchamek throws an elbow that misses.
Wiskeber has Banchamek pushed against the ropes.
Frulegur Wiskeber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Banchamek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Wiskeber.
Banchamek taking a breather.
Wiskeber manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wiskeber landing knees to the body.
Frulegur Wiskeber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wiskeber dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Wiskeber working Banchamek over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banchamek blocks an elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wiskeber lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wiskeber slows down the pace here.
Banchamek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiskeber avoids it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Banchamek throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiskeber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banchamek.
Wiskeber breaks from the clinch.
Sombat Banchamek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sombat Banchamek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiskeber works over Banchamek's head and body with a nice combination.
Banchamek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frulegur Wiskeber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wiskeber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frulegur Wiskeber!
An out of breath Frulegur Wiskeber thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes to the ring accompanied by Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn. Marko Hanttonen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturo Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanttonen throws a one two combo.
Hanttonen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rojas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanttonen momentarily.
Hanttonen checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Rojas misses.
Some wild striking there from Hanttonen.
Rojas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanttonen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanttonen scores with a decent looking hook.
Rojas is rocked!
Hanttonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rojas.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Rojas dodges the punch combination from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range.
Rojas throws a leg kick which misses Hanttonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanttonen tries to avoid it.
Rojas throws a right hand that Hanttonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanttonen also avoids with ease.
Hanttonen throws a series of punches but Rojas avoids them all with ease.
Rojas connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanttonen blocks the leg kick.
Hanttonen blocks a head kick by Rojas.
Rojas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hanttonen misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanttonen if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot.
Hanttonen lands a nice looking body shot.
Rojas throws a low kick, looking for Hanttonen's leg but Hanttonen calmly moves out of range.
Hanttonen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hanttonen scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanttonen. Rojas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rojas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanttonen scores with a shot to the body.
Rojas misses with a leg kick
and Hanttonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanttonen connects with a body shot.
Rojas is breathing heavily.
Rojas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanttonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanttonen misses the target.
Hanttonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojas. Hanttonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanttonen throws an overhand right that lands on Rojas's shoulder, as Rojas tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Rojas blocks the low kick.
Rojas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanttonen checks it well.
Hanttonen lands a jab.
Hanttonen walks into a jab.
Hanttonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanttonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanttonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hanttonen tried to score with a low kick but Rojas checks it.
Rojas misses with a head kick.
Rojas is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen's cut.
That's time! Rojas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hanttonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rojas scores with a jab. Hanttonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A clash of legs there as Hanttonen blocks the low kick.
A big right from Hanttonen misses.
Hanttonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Hanttonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rojas with a nice cross.
Hanttonen throws a leg kick which misses Rojas's front leg but catches the back leg as Rojas tries to avoid it.
Rojas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hanttonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Hanttonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanttonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rojas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanttonen.
Hanttonen looks for the body kick but Rojas saw that one coming.
Hanttonen checks a low kick from Rojas.
Rojas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rojas cracks the inside of Hanttonen's front leg.
Some bone on bone action there as Rojas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rojas.
Hanttonen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rojas on the side of the head.
Rojas staying out of range there.
Hanttonen scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Rojas to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Hanttonen away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Rojas got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Oh Rojas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas has closed the distance and engaged Hanttonen in a clinch.
Hanttonen can't break the clinch.
Rojas seems to have got his legs back now.
Rojas tries to work over Hanttonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rojas cracks Hanttonen with a nice body shot.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojas has Hanttonen pressed against the ropes, preventing Hanttonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hanttonen leaning against his opponent.
Hanttonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanttonen lands a head kick that bluckles Rojas and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Hanttonen no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas cracks Hanttonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hanttonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rojas. That did some damage!
Hanttonen ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Rojas out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marko Hanttonen!
Marko Hanttonen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Allen Gamble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Doofenshmirtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doofenshmirtz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Feuer Frei -by- Rammstein kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Allen Gamble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamble moves away from the strike by Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gamble.
Gamble throws a head kick that misses.
Gamble scores with a spinning back kick!
Doofenshmirtz cracks Gamble with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Gamble get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Gamble looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
It looks like Allen Gamble has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doofenshmirtz throws an overhand right that lands on Gamble's shoulder, as Gamble tries to avoid the shot.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a head kick.
Doofenshmirtz throws a leg kick but Gamble checks it.
Doofenshmirtz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doofenshmirtz works the jab nicely.
Gamble is rocked!
Doofenshmirtz weaves into range and cracks Gamble right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Gamble goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Doofenshmirtz is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
Heinz Doofenshmirtz very nearly forgot to thank Zombie Nutrition - LOD amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kveldulfsson has chosen Moti Ragnarokum as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Dan Young has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dan Young seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kveldulfsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Dan Young has been cut.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kveldulfsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young throws a series of punches but Kveldulfsson avoids them all with ease.
Kveldulfsson has managed to clinch.
Kveldulfsson wants to stall.
Kveldulfsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Kveldulfsson blocking some punches.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kveldulfsson backwards.
Kveldulfsson trying to stall but Young improves his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kveldulfsson blocking some punches.
Kveldulfsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kveldulfsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young lands a knee to the head.
Kveldulfsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Young misses with an elbow over the top.
Kveldulfsson wants to stall.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Kveldulfsson avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kveldulfsson missing with knees to the body.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Kveldulfsson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kveldulfsson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Kveldulfsson blocks an elbow strike.
Kveldulfsson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kveldulfsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kveldulfsson is trying to stall.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
Kveldulfsson dodges an elbow strike from Young.
A short left from Young.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Young lands an elbow inside that Kveldulfsson shrugs off.
It looks like Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kveldulfsson avoids it.
Kveldulfsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Kveldulfsson into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kveldulfsson avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Kveldulfsson lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Young.
Kveldulfsson misses with the head strike.
Kveldulfsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young's defenses.
Young working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Young slowing the pace effectively.
Kveldulfsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kveldulfsson taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young misses with a body punch.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kveldulfsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson will probably get the nod.
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.
Kveldulfsson slips a straight right by Young.
Kveldulfsson throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Young's head coaches at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young lands an overhand right.
Kveldulfsson swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young motions for Kveldulfsson to come forward. Young throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Kveldulfsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the ropes.
Young gets through Kveldulfsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kveldulfsson works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
Kveldulfsson landing knees to the head.
Kveldulfsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Young up against the ropes.
Kveldulfsson is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kveldulfsson has his back to the ropes.
Kveldulfsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kveldulfsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kveldulfsson stalling.
A hook to the body from Young.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kveldulfsson avoids it.
Kveldulfsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Kveldulfsson fails to land.
Kveldulfsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Kveldulfsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Kveldulfsson lands an elbow inside.
Young lands an uppercut.
Kveldulfsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Young up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kveldulfsson is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kveldulfsson has his back to the ropes.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kveldulfsson trying to stall but Young improves his position.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Kveldulfsson avoids the damage to the body.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Kveldulfsson backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kveldulfsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young misses with a body punch.
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kveldulfsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Kveldulfsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kveldulfsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kveldulfsson 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.
Kveldulfsson throws a head kick that misses.
Kveldulfsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Young throws a head kick but Kveldulfsson moves out of range.
Young throws a series of punches but Kveldulfsson moves out of range.
Kveldulfsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Young if he has to take too many more of those.
Kveldulfsson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Young moves into range and clinches up with Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson looking to throw knees to the head but Young is blocking nicely.
Young pushes Kveldulfsson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kveldulfsson's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kveldulfsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kveldulfsson prevents a body shot from Young.
Kveldulfsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Kveldulfsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kveldulfsson managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kveldulfsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kveldulfsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kveldulfsson lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Kveldulfsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Young creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
Young trying to control the position but instead, Kveldulfsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young into the ropes.
Young tries to work over Kveldulfsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kveldulfsson's brow.
Young blocking some punches.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kveldulfsson seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Kveldulfsson misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kveldulfsson as Young tries to tie him up.
Kveldulfsson blocks the elbow strike.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Kveldulfsson avoids the damage to the body.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kveldulfsson or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kveldulfsson is working Young over against the ropes.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Kveldulfsson gets an underhook and turns Young into the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kveldulfsson has Young pushed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson just about did enough to take it.
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.
Kveldulfsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kveldulfsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kveldulfsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Kveldulfsson tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kveldulfsson stalls.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Young as Kveldulfsson tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kveldulfsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kveldulfsson avoids the elbow strike from Young, against the ropes.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kveldulfsson is working Young over against the ropes.
Kveldulfsson misses with some punches.
Kveldulfsson wants to stall.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kveldulfsson backwards.
Kveldulfsson lands an elbow that stopped Young in his tracks for a moment.
Young working aggressively here.
Kveldulfsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young works on Kveldulfsson's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kveldulfsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kveldulfsson wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kveldulfsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Kveldulfsson into the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kveldulfsson dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Young had his way with Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Kveldulfsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dan Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kveldulfsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Kveldulfsson throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Kveldulfsson misses with a wild body shot.
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kveldulfsson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kveldulfsson avoids it.
A short right from Young.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kveldulfsson blocks it with crossed arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kveldulfsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kveldulfsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kveldulfsson tries a knee to the head but Young blocks it.
Kveldulfsson taking a breather.
Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kveldulfsson lands a damaging elbow.
Dan Young's cut is getting worse.
Kveldulfsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kveldulfsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kveldulfsson's defenses.
Kveldulfsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kveldulfsson throws a head punch that misses.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Kveldulfsson trying to stall but Young improves his position.
Kveldulfsson blocking some punches.
Kveldulfsson avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kveldulfsson backwards.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kveldulfsson is keeping busy.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kveldulfsson backwards.
Kveldulfsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Young misses with the head strike.
Kveldulfsson lands with a right to the head.
Kveldulfsson lands a nice elbow.
Kveldulfsson avoids the elbow strike from Young, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young working aggressively here.
Kveldulfsson has Young pressed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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 Dan Young.
I think Kveldulfsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson!
An out of breath Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Droop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno comes to the ring accompanied by Căo da Morte by Măo Morta. George Droop will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Pequeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, George Droop!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Droop. Beautiful body shot.
Pequeno swinging wildly here.
George Droop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Droop is looking to chop away at Pequeno's legs.
Droop throws a hook but Pequeno avoids it easily.
Droop tries to score with a low kick but Pequeno moves his leg out of the way.
Droop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Droop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pequeno counters with a stiff right hand.
Pequeno tests Droop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Droop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pequeno seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Droop throws the left hand but Pequeno avoids the punch easily.
Pequeno scores with a decent looking hook.
Droop throws a head kick that Pequeno semi-blocks.
It looks like Joao Pequeno has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pequeno. Droop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pequeno throws a hook but Droop avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Droop misses its intended target.
Pequeno clinches up with Droop and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pequeno has a couple of punches blocked by Droop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Droop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pequeno cracks Droop with a nice body shot.
Droop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pequeno letting Droop take a breather here.
Pequeno tries to throw a body punch but Droop avoids it by throwing Pequeno back against the ropes.
Droop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Droop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pequeno blocks it with crossed arms.
Droop is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Droop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pequeno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pequeno cracks Droop with a nice body shot.
Droop is trying to maintain a safe position but Pequeno gets an underhook and turns Droop into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pequeno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Droop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Pequeno scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pequeno.
Pequeno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Droop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pequeno avoids a wild elbow strike from Droop.
Droop has a couple of punches blocked by Pequeno.
Droop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Pequeno as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Droop.
Pequeno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Droop's elbow.
Pequeno lands with a short shot to the head.
Droop wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Droop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joao Pequeno's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Droop tries to close the distance and clinch but Pequeno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Droop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A solid body kick from Pequeno.
Pequeno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Droop.
A decent looking cross lands there for Droop.
Pequeno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Droop tries to clinch but Pequeno is having none of it.
Droop takes a swing at Pequeno's ribcage but misses.
Pequeno throws out a loose jab but Droop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Droop throws a hook but Pequeno blocks it.
Pequeno takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pequeno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Droop. Pequeno does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Droop.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pequeno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pequeno staying out of range there.
Pequeno scores with a sloppy right hand. Droop should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno tries a head kick but it misses.
Droop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pequeno, pushing him back against the ropes.
Droop pushes Pequeno back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pequeno fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pequeno.
Droop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pequeno lands a shot to the body.
Pequeno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Droop is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pequeno throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Droop lands with a cross.
Droop throws a hook but Pequeno avoids it easily.
Pequeno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pequeno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Droop was well out of range. Poor timing from Pequeno.
Pequeno walks into a jab.
Pequeno lands a nice shot to the body.
Droop misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Droop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pequeno 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 Droop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Droop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Droop misses with a left hand
and Pequeno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Droop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Droop tries to clinch but Pequeno moves out of range.
Pequeno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pequeno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Droop.
Jab from Pequeno.
George Droop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Droop throws a right hand that Pequeno ducks under and follows up with a left that Pequeno also avoids with ease.
Pequeno is looking to clinch.
Pequeno connects with a body shot that sends Droop's belly button to the back.
A head kick from Pequeno lands but Droop takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno swings for the body but Droop moves out of range.
Droop misses with a head kick.
Pequeno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Droop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pequeno was well out of range. Poor timing from Droop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Droop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joao Pequeno'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.
A right-left combo lands from Pequeno.
A head kick misses from Pequeno.
Droop misses the shot to the body.
Pequeno missing with a left hand there. Droop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Pequeno. Beautiful body shot.
Droop tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Pequeno.
The crowd cheers as Droop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pequeno doesn't seem phased though.
Droop tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pequeno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Droop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Droop ducks right into an uppercut from Pequeno.
Droop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Droop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pequeno.
Droop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Droop tries to clinch but Pequeno is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pequeno. Droop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pequeno connects with a leg kick. Droop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Droop lands a jab.
Droop throws a right hand that Pequeno ducks under and follows up with a left that Pequeno also avoids with ease.
Droop closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pequeno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Droop throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pequeno lands with a hook. Droop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Droop is rocked!
A jab from Pequeno does it's job there.
Droop is still on wobbly legs! Can Pequeno finish him?
Droop takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Droop moves forwards but Pequeno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pequeno throws a right and a left that Droop avoids nicely.
Droop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Droop throws a looping overhand right but Pequeno ducks down to avoid it.
Pequeno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Droop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pequeno can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Droop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Droop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Droop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pequeno pushes Droop away with a front kick.
Droop cracks Pequeno with a good jab.
Droop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pequeno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Droop seems to have recovered his senses.
Droop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pequeno lets loose with a powerful body kick. Droop will feel that in the morning.
Pequeno misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Droop - just one landing.
Pequeno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Droop doesn't seem bothered though.
Pequeno connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Droop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pequeno makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pequeno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That kick from Pequeno tenderised Droop's leg. Droop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pequeno scores with a sloppy right hand. Droop should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Pequeno's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pequeno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Droop misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Droop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pequeno doesn't seem phased though.
Pequeno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Droop.
Droop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pequeno counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pequeno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pequeno throws a looping overhand right but Droop ducks down to avoid it.
Droop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pequeno connects with a looping right hand.
Pequeno avoids the body shot from Droop.
Droop wants to clinch but Pequeno slips to the side
letting Pequeno counter with a right hand.
Pequeno digs a good body shot into Droop's ribs.
Pequeno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Droop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pequeno counters with a big head kick but Droop shrugs it off.
Droop is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Droop misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Droop just misses with a punch to the body.
Droop tries to close the distance and clinch but Pequeno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pequeno has closed the distance and engaged Droop in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Droop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Droop stalling in the clinch but Pequeno improves position.
A left hand lands to the body for Droop.
Pequeno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Pequeno.
Droop misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pequeno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pequeno breaks the clinch.
Pequeno throws a leg kick which misses Droop's front leg but catches the back leg as Droop tries to avoid it.
Pequeno wants to clinch up but Droop keeps it at a distance.
Pequeno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pequeno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno connects with a high kick.
Droop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pequeno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Droop scores with the left hand. Pequeno knows he should have avoided that one.
Pequeno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Droop stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pequeno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Droop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pequeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Droop is just out of range.
Droop misses the shot to the body.
Droop needs to keep his hands up - Pequeno had a free shot at his head there.
Pequeno connects with a leg kick. Droop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Droop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Droop looks to throw the jab but Pequeno is out of range.
Droop misses with the combination.
George Droop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Droop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Droop digs a good hook to Pequeno's body.
Droop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pequeno counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno had his way with George Droop in that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Pequeno's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Droop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Droop misses.
Good shot there by Pequeno.
Droop cracks Pequeno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Pequeno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Droop.
Pequeno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pequeno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Droop blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Droop has a couple of punches blocked by Pequeno.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Joao Pequeno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pequeno looking to slow down the pace here.
Pequeno avoids the elbow strike from Droop, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno is trying to force a seperation but Droop has the dominant position.
Droop tries to stall but Pequeno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Droop misses with a knee to the head.
Droop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Droop throws a head punch that misses.
Droop takes a shot to the head.
Pequeno lands a right hand.
Pequeno dodges an elbow strike from Droop.
Nice body punch from Pequeno - that landed with a thud.
Droop is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pequeno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Droop backwards.
A shot in the inside from Pequeno.
Droop prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
Droop blocks an uppercut.
Droop tries to stall but Pequeno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Pequeno.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Droop seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Pequeno.
Droop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pequeno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Droop takes one to the side of the head.
Pequeno scores with a big combo that sends Droop crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Droop flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Pequeno jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Pequeno!
Joao Pequeno managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellbent , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tantor comes to the ring accompanied by tantor. Laborina Lim has chosen Hong Entrance Song as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laborina Lim throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheers as Tantor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laborina Lim doesn't seem phased though.
Laborina Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laborina Lim misses with a looping left.
Tantor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laborina Lim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick
and Tantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laborina Lim, as that shot connected.
Laborina Lim has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tantor thows a leg kick but Laborina Lim checks it
and Laborina Lim counters by moving into the clinch.
Laborina Lim blocking some punches.
Laborina Lim lands an elbow inside that Tantor shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tantor.
Tantor swings wildly with an uppercut but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Tantor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Laborina Lim.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor blocks a body shot from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim takes a shot to the head.
Tantor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tantor lands with a short shot to the head.
Tantor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laborina Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Tantor tries a low kick but Laborina Lim avoids it.
Laborina Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tantor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laborina Lim doesn't seem bothered though.
Tantor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laborina Lim's head.
Laborina Lim throws the kick towards the body but Tantor avoids it.
Laborina Lim misses the jab.
Laborina Lim misses with a body shot.
Tantor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tantor misses the jab.
Laborina Lim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tantor tries to score with a low kick but Laborina Lim moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laborina Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Tantor works the jab nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tantor 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.
Tantor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laborina Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laborina Lim moves out of range as Tantor strikes.
Tantor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tantor is looking to chop away at Laborina Lim's legs.
Tantor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tantor looks for the body kick but Laborina Lim saw that one coming.
Tantor thows a leg kick but Laborina Lim checks it
and Laborina Lim moves into the clinch.
Laborina Lim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laborina Lim lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Tantor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laborina Lim lands a nice uppercut.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim lands a left hand.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Laborina Lim controls his hands.
Tantor scores with a shot to the side of Laborina Lim's head.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Laborina Lim controls his hands.
Tantor blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Laborina Lim as the two fighters clinch.
Laborina Lim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tantor misses with a punch to the body.
Laborina Lim blocking some punches.
Laborina Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short right from Tantor on the inside.
Tantor misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Laborina Lim.
Still in the clinch, Laborina Lim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tantor blocks a body shot from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tantor is defending well for now.
Tantor dodges an elbow strike from Laborina Lim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Laborina Lim on the inside.
Laborina Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laborina Lim landing knees to the body.
Tantor tries a body shot but Laborina Lim blocks it.
Laborina Lim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tantor is trying to break the clinch but Laborina Lim has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Tantor.
Tantor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laborina Lim works on Tantor's body with a couple of short punches.
Laborina Lim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tantor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tantor throws a punch but it's blocked by Laborina Lim.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tantor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tantor blocks the elbow strike.
Laborina Lim lands a damaging elbow.
A short body shot lands from Tantor as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Almu Tantor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick which misses Tantor's front leg but catches the back leg as Tantor tries to avoid it.
Laborina Lim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tantor lunges at Laborina Lim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laborina Lim's hand.
Sloppy strikes from Laborina Lim. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick from Tantor misses.
Laborina Lim lands a glancing blow to the side of Tantor's head.
A low kick from Tantor is predictable there
and Laborina Lim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tantor swings wildly with an uppercut but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tantor.
Tantor tries to circle away but Laborina Lim has him pinned against the ropes.
Tantor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laborina Lim blocks a low kick nicely.
Tantor delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laborina Lim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tantor throws a sloppy head kick and Laborina Lim moves out of range easily.
Laborina Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Laborina Lim finds it's target.
Laborina Lim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Laborina Lim.
Tantor throws a lazy right hand but Laborina Lim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laborina Lim keeps Tantor at a distance using the push kick.
Tantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tantor thuds a left hand into Laborina Lim's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laborina Lim bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tantor's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Tantor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tantor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim throws a head kick but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Laborina Lim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laborina Lim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laborina Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tantor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Almu Tantor is winning the standup battle so far.
Laborina Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tantor. Laborina Lim shrugs it off though.
Laborina Lim staying out of range there.
Tantor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tantor scores with a jab to the body.
Tantor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laborina Lim's calf.
Laborina Lim blocks a jab.
Laborina Lim clinches up with Tantor and pushes him back against the ropes.
Laborina Lim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tantor managing to block the knees to the body from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim prevents Tantor from breaking the clinch.
Tantor misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor blocking some punches.
Tantor manages to break the clinch.
Tantor blocks the body kick.
Laborina Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laborina Lim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tantor, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tantor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laborina Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor blocks an uppercut.
Laborina Lim blocks an uppercut.
Laborina Lim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
Tantor takes a shot to the head.
Tantor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor misses with some punches.
Tantor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laborina Lim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor has a couple of punches blocked by Laborina Lim.
Tantor misses with some punches.
Tantor is trying to push Laborina Lim away but Laborina Lim has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tantor tries to work over Laborina Lim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laborina Lim tries a body shot but Tantor blocks it.
Laborina Lim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tantor.
Tantor tries to throw a body punch but Laborina Lim avoids it by throwing Tantor back against the ropes.
Tantor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laborina Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tantor's elbow.
Tantor looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tantor is trying to break the clinch but Laborina Lim is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tantor.
Laborina Lim lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antonio Laborina Lim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tantor lands a jab.
Laborina Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laborina Lim checks the leg kick.
Laborina Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Tantor moves out of range easily.
Laborina Lim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tantor. Laborina Lim shrugs it off though.
Tantor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheers as Tantor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laborina Lim doesn't seem phased though.
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 closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tantor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim misses the jab.
Laborina Lim lands with a right hand.
Tantor moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laborina Lim checks a leg kick.
Laborina Lim lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Tantor goes down! The ref sends Laborina Lim to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Tantor is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim lands a right hook to the body.
Laborina Lim misses with a low kick as Tantor jumps back.
Laborina Lim tries to clinch but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tantor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laborina Lim. That did some damage!
Laborina Lim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tantor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Laborina Lim. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Laborina Lim clinches up with Tantor and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tantor is trying to push Laborina Lim away but Laborina Lim has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tantor tries a body shot but Laborina Lim blocks it.
Laborina Lim lands an elbow that stopped Tantor in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tantor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tantor.
Laborina Lim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tantor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laborina Lim throws an elbow that misses.
Tantor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tantor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tantor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tantor throws a hook but Laborina Lim avoids it easily.
Tantor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laborina Lim lands a front kick to the face, that drops Tantor to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Good work by Laborina Lim as he checks the leg kick.
Tantor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim doesn't manage to clinch there - Tantor circles away.
Laborina Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laborina Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tantor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tantor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tantor missing with a left hand there. Laborina Lim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tantor swinging wildly here.
Laborina Lim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Laborina Lim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tantor.
Laborina Lim is looking to score with low kicks.
Tantor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laborina Lim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laborina Lim's sensitive parts.
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 a head shot.
Laborina Lim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laborina Lim misses with a combination
and Laborina Lim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tantor lands a nice shot that snaps Laborina Lim's head back.
Laborina Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Tantor moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laborina Lim. That's going to slow Tantor down.
Laborina Lim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Laborina Lim scores with a hook.
Laborina Lim misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laborina Lim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Laborina Lim staying out of range there.
Laborina Lim jabs Tantor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Laborina Lim scored multiple knockdowns in that round, so has to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laborina Lim lands a head kick. Tantor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Laborina Lim digs a good body shot into Tantor's ribs.
Tantor scores with a jab to the head.
Tantor misses with a straight left.
Tantor tries a head kick but it misses.
Tantor misses the shot to the body.
Laborina Lim connects with a leg kick. Tantor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laborina Lim. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tantor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tantor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laborina Lim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tantor ducks right into an uppercut from Laborina Lim.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Laborina Lim throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Tantor.
Laborina Lim moves out of range as Tantor strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim throws out a leg kick but Tantor moves out of range and Laborina Lim only half commits.
Laborina Lim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tantor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laborina Lim. Laborina Lim obviously looking to wear him down.
Laborina Lim sizes up Tantor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tantor.
Laborina Lim connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Laborina Lim misses.
Tantor throws a leg kick but Laborina Lim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tantor moves out of range as Laborina Lim strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim throws a head kick but Tantor moves out of range.
Laborina Lim misses with a head kick.
Tantor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tantor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laborina Lim drops his hands momentarily and Tantor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Tantor stalks Laborina Lim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Laborina Lim's face. Laborina Lim staggers backwards, shaken.
Tantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laborina Lim lands with a nice body punch.
Laborina Lim connects with a solid leg kick.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tantor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laborina Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor moves out of range of the body kick.
Tantor tries to land a leg kick but Laborina Lim saw it coming and moves away.
Laborina Lim lands a nice looking body shot.
Laborina Lim lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tantor!
Laborina Lim cracks the inside of Tantor's front leg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laborina Lim, as that shot connected.
Tantor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laborina Lim's calf.
A lazy body kick from Tantor
and Laborina Lim counters by moving into the clinch.
Laborina Lim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tantor's efforts to push away.
Tantor misses with some punches.
Laborina Lim throws an elbow that misses.
Tantor misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tantor is leaning against Laborina Lim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tantor breaks the clinch.
Tantor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laborina Lim keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tantor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tantor.
Laborina Lim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tantor.
Tantor scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tantor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tantor scores with a nice right hand.
Laborina Lim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laborina Lim 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 Tantor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tantor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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 Almu Tantor will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Laborina Lim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tantor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tantor thows a leg kick but Laborina Lim checks it
and Laborina Lim counters by clinching up.
Tantor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laborina Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tantor is trying to break the clinch but Laborina Lim is controlling him.
Tantor lands a left hand.
Laborina Lim lands a shot to the body.
Tantor breaks from the clinch.
Laborina Lim tries to clinch there but Tantor circles away.
Tantor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick from Tantor is predictable there
and Laborina Lim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Laborina Lim.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laborina Lim backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
Laborina Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laborina Lim misses with the head strike.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laborina Lim's elbow.
Laborina Lim lands with a light punch inside.
Laborina Lim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
Tantor scores with a shot to the side of Laborina Lim's head.
Tantor has Laborina Lim pressed against the ropes.
Laborina Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laborina Lim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
Laborina Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor blocking some punches.
Tantor swings wildly with an uppercut but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor has a couple of punches blocked by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laborina Lim takes a shot to the head.
Antonio Laborina Lim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tantor tries to throw a body punch but Laborina Lim avoids it by throwing Tantor back against the ropes.
Tantor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tantor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tantor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laborina Lim backwards.
Laborina Lim blocking some punches.
Laborina Lim tries to land knees in the clinch but Tantor avoids the damage to the body.
Tantor tries a body shot but Laborina Lim blocks it.
Tantor tries to break free but Laborina Lim pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor breaks the clinch.
Tantor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Laborina Lim connects with a body shot that sends Tantor's belly button to the back.
Laborina Lim misses with a wild body shot.
Tantor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Laborina Lim misses with an uppercut.
Tantor scores with a jab.
Tantor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Tantor finds it's way through Laborina Lim's defenses.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laborina Lim.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tantor. That's going to slow Laborina Lim down.
Tantor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laborina Lim's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laborina Lim lands a head kick!
Tantor scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor clobbers Laborina Lim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laborina Lim connects with a nice looking jab.
Laborina Lim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tantor connects with a jab.
Laborina Lim is rocked!
Tantor wants to slow Laborina Lim down by chopping away at his legs.
Tantor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laborina Lim.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laborina Lim throws a lazy head kick
and Tantor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laborina Lim is still on wobbly legs! Can Tantor finish him?
Laborina Lim throws a poor cross that misses
and Tantor counters with a straight right that drops Laborina Lim to the canvas! Will Laborina Lim beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Almu Tantor!
Almu Tantor is the new light heavyweight champion!
Almu Tantor 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 bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato digs a good body shot into Bird's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bird.
Bird tries to land a front kick but Sato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bird has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bird takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sato throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
Sato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sato fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bird checks it well.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird cracks the inside of Sato's front leg.
Bird lands the left hand.
Sato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sato throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird avoids a kick to the body.
Sato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bird takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bird avoids the head kick by Sato.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Bird avoids it.
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick.
Bird with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bird throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato tries to land a front kick but Bird steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bird moves out of range as Sato throws a body kick.
Bird ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Bird.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato lands an overhand right.
Sato throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
Bird avoids a kick to the body.
Sato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sato throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bird throws a hook to the side of Sato's head but Sato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Bird.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bird throws a low kick, looking for Sato's leg but Sato calmly moves out of range.
Bird misses the shot to the body.
Sato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bird lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Bird throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bird fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bird throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bird closes the distance and pushes Sato back into the ropes.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by Bird there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut lands for Bird. That snapped Sato's head back.
Sato throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Bird misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Sato throws a head kick that half lands.
Bird moves out of range as Sato throws a body kick.
Bird moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Bird scores with a leg kick.
Bird lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sato's sensitive parts.
Both fighters circling a little - Sato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sato misses with a kick to the body.
Bird throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bird misses with a low kick.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bird throws a good cross that connects.
Sato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato throws a push kick but Bird slaps the foot to one side.
Sato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bird tries to clinch but Sato moves out of range.
Bird fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sato, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Bird 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.
Bird throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bird gets a clinch.
Bird lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bird.
Bird blocks a body shot from Sato.
Sato misses with a body punch.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sato's defenses.
It looks like Ukyo Sato has been cut.
Bird lands with a left to the head.
Bird blocks an elbow strike.
Sato manages to break the clinch.
Bird wants to land a leg kick but Sato is out of range.
Bird has managed to clinch.
Bird looking to throw knees to the head but Sato is blocking nicely.
Sato misses with the head strike.
Sato takes an elbow to the temple.
Bird throws an elbow that misses.
Sato lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
Bird misses with a punch to the body.
Bird lands an elbow that stopped Sato in his tracks for a moment.
Bird throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Bird.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bird gets through Sato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bird lands a nice elbow.
Sato wants to stall.
Sato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bird tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Sato.
William Bird seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Bird lands a jab-cross combination.
Bird connects with a leg kick. Sato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bird is looking to clinch.
Sato walks into a straight right hand from Bird.
Sato misses with a kick to the body.
Sato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bird finds it's way round the side to connect with Sato's head.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
Sato lands with a nice body kick.
Bird pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bird moves out of range as Sato throws a body kick.
Bird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird connects with an inside leg kick.
Bird connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sato's hands.
A big right from Bird misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to bum rush Bird with a series of wild strikes but Bird uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Sato misses its intended target.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bird moves away.
Sato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bird fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sato looks for the body kick but Bird saw that one coming.
Sato works Bird's body with a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bird crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sato - the referee stops the clock and Bird gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sato. Bird manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Sato.
Bird misses with a looping right.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bird misses with a kick to the body.
Sato staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Sato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bird.
Sato with a jab.
Sato throws a lazy body kick
and Bird counters with a nice uppercut.
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Bird sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bird.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.
Sato looks to throw the jab but Bird is out of range.
Bird scores with a spinning back kick!
Bird throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird looks for the body kick but Sato saw that one coming.
Sato misses the body punch
and Bird counters with a nice uppercut.
Bird comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bird takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Bird pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sato is out of range and Bird settles back down.
Bird misses with a body kick.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Bird misses with a straight right.
Bird lands with a cross.
Sato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bird looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Bird throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sato makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bird really felt that one!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sato.
Sato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bird tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bird checks a leg kick.
Bird looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sato looks to land a body kick but Bird moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sato is out of range.
Bird dips to his left and cracks Sato with an uppercut!
Sato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sato moves away from the strike by Bird.
Bird blocks a head kick by Sato.
Bird dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Bird looks for the body kick but Sato saw that one coming.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato connects with a high kick.
Sato looks for the body kick but Bird saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bird avoids a kick to the body.
Bird rushes Sato and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sato misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Sato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird lands an elbow inside that Sato shrugs off.
Sato misses with the head strike.
Sato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bird throws an elbow that misses.
Bird is working Sato over against the ropes.
Sato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Bird.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bird counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bird misses with a low kick as Sato jumps back.
Bird scoring well with a low kick there.
Bird fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sato on the side of the head.
Bird takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Bird avoids it.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bird.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bird lands with a nice body kick.
Bird connects with a looping right hand.
Bird throws a leg kick
and Sato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sato misses with a low kick as Bird jumps back.
Bird tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bird thows a body shot but no joy.
Bird thows a body shot but no joy.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Bird.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sato misses with a kick to the body.
Bird lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bird.
Bird takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bird blocks a head kick by Sato.
Bird shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bird checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sato does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sato blocks a head kick by Bird.
Sato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bird is able to avoid easily.
Sato throws a head kick that half lands.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bird wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Bird.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bird scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bird.
Sato tries to land a leg kick but Bird saw it coming and moves away.
Bird has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sato.
Bird wants to clinch.
Sato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Sato.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch but Sato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bird cracks Sato with an open hand slap.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bird takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bird throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bird scores with a jab. Sato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Bird throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sato moves out of range as Bird throws a body kick.
Sato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bird.
Bird misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Bird moves out of range as Sato throws a body kick.
Bird blocks the body kick.
Sato walks into a left hand.
Sato throws a body kick that misses.
Bird avoids a kick to the body.
Bird throws a leg kick
and Sato counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bird avoids a kick to the body.
Sato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sato does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bird takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bird motions for Sato to come forward. Bird throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Bird. Beautiful body shot.
William Bird seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato looks to throw the jab but Bird is out of range.
Sato misses with a series of wild punches.
Bird cracks Sato with an open hand slap.
Bird lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sato misses with a kick to the body.
Bird punishes Sato's body with a nice straight punch.
Sato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bird avoids a kick to the body.
Bird misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird connects with a leg kick. Sato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bird crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sato - the referee stops the clock and Bird gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sato. Bird manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bird manages to avoid it.
Bird lands a nice hook to Sato's body. Sato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bird tries to clinch but Sato is having none of it.
A shot to the body from Sato misses
and Bird makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sato really felt that one!
Bird throws a leg kick but Sato sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick from Bird.
Bird looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bird paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bird takes the fight into the clinch.
Sato wants to break free but Bird has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sato throws a push kick but Bird slaps the foot to one side.
Sato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bird throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sato.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato cracks Bird with a good jab.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Bird bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bird lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sato thows a body kick. Bird tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick.
Sato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bird dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sato. That did some damage!
Bird is looking to slow Sato down with leg kicks.
Sato tries a low kick but Bird avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Sato.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird drops his hands momentarily and Sato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bird dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bird takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sato is looking to score with low kicks.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Sato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sato lands a front kick.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Bird throws a leg kick but Sato sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sato goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bird takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Bird misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bird connects with an inside leg kick.
Bird misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bird lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bird lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sato. That did some damage!
Sato throws a sloppy head kick
and Bird counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bird tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sato avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Bird is struggling to control the position.
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sato throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bird's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird connects with a nice looking jab.
Bird throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Bird tenderised Sato's leg. Sato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sato scores with a jab. Bird acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from Sato misses
and Bird counters by moving into the clinch.
Sato looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato gets through Bird's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sato blocks an uppercut.
Sato prevents a body shot from Bird.
Bird lands an elbow just above Sato 's eye.
Bird throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sato blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato lands a knee to the body.
Bird utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird lands a knee to the head.
Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Bird utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bird tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bird wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
Bird jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Sato.
Sato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bird tries to clinch but Sato moves away
and Sato counters with a nice leg kick.
Ukyo Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Bird.
Well Bird has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Bird!
William Bird is the new bantamweight champion!
Post fight, William Bird took to the microphone: 'I am the greatest KT fighter of all time! There is noone in 135 to 155 lbs that even come close to my level. If you disagree, I welcome you into the ring where you will receive a fistful of pain!'.
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