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Dynasty 188 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno comes to the ring accompanied by Cão da Morte by Mão Morta. Azhari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 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, Ebrahim Azhari!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhari blocks a head kick by Pequeno.
Azhari 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.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
and Pequeno counters with a body kick.
Pequeno misses with a wild body shot.
Pequeno takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pequeno misses the shot to the body.
Pequeno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pequeno.
Pequeno throws a leg kick that misses.
Pequeno definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pequeno throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
Azhari misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azhari.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
enabling Pequeno to counter with a crisp jab.
Pequeno jabs at Azhari's body.
Pequeno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari throws a body punch but Pequeno moves out of range.
Pequeno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pequeno. That did some damage!
Azhari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pequeno throws a one two combo.
Pequeno throws the kick towards the body but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari swings widly with a right hand
and Pequeno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pequeno. That did some damage!
Azhari swings for the body but Pequeno moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pequeno.
Azhari moves out of range of the leg kick from Pequeno.
Azhari on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Azhari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Azhari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pequeno is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pequeno lands a nice shot to the body.
Azhari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pequeno misses with a body shot.
Pequeno with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azhari checks a leg kick.
Pequeno misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Joao Pequeno has been cut.
Azhari thumps Pequeno with a low kick.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
Pequeno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Azhari motions for Pequeno to come forward. Azhari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pequeno is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pequeno.
Azhari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pequeno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Azhari thinking.
Pequeno throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Pequeno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno dominated that round.
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.
Azhari throws out a leg kick but Pequeno moves out of range and Azhari only half commits.
Pequeno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pequeno lands a lovely overhand right.
Azhari blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Pequeno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azhari thumps Pequeno with a low kick.
Pequeno throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Pequeno blocks the leg kick.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pequeno.
Azhari throws out a leg kick but Pequeno moves out of range and Azhari only half commits.
Pequeno walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Azhari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pequeno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Pequeno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azhari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pequeno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azhari thows a leg kick but Pequeno checks it
and Pequeno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azhari swings for the body but Pequeno moves out of range.
Pequeno pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Azhari back to the ropes. Pequeno follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pequeno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari jabs at Pequeno's body.
Azhari slips under a jab from Pequeno.
Azhari swings for the body but Pequeno moves out of range.
Azhari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Azhari blocks a head kick by Pequeno.
Pequeno throws a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
Pequeno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. Pequeno does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Pequeno misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donk. Azhari catches Pequeno right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pequeno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azhari slips under a jab.
Azhari is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pequeno rather than just go for the knockout.
Good shot there by Pequeno.
Azhari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pequeno is out of range.
Pequeno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Pequeno is just out of range.
Pequeno wants to land a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
Pequeno throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pequeno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Azhari takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Pequeno lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno dominated that second round.
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!
Azhari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azhari checks a leg kick.
Azhari with a nice cross.
Pequeno thows a leg kick but Azhari checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Pequeno.
Pequeno connects with a right hand. Azhari shakes it off.
Joao Pequeno is winning the standup battle so far.
Pequeno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Pequeno is just out of range.
Pequeno lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Azhari swats away the attempt to clinch by Pequeno.
Pequeno moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Nice body punch from Azhari.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Pequeno.
Pequeno swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Pequeno scores with a nice body kick.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pequeno.
Azhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pequeno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pequeno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari thumps Pequeno with a low kick.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Pequeno's shoulder, as Pequeno tries to avoid the shot.
Pequeno circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pequeno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Pequeno checks it.
Azhari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azhari.
An inside leg kick lands from Azhari.
Azhari checks a leg kick nicely.
Pequeno misses with a body shot.
Azhari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pequeno looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
Pequeno jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari staying out of range there.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pequeno misses with a body shot.
Pequeno misses with a body kick.
Pequeno connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ebrahim Azhari just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Azhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azhari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pequeno throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Pequeno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good leg kick by Azhari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Azhari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pequeno is out of range.
Azhari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pequeno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pequeno checks it well.
Azhari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pequeno checks it well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pequeno crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Azhari - the referee stops the clock and Pequeno gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Azhari. Pequeno manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Azhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azhari misses with a leg kick
and Pequeno counters with a straight right hand.
Pequeno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pequeno misses with a body shot.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pequeno checks it well.
A clash of legs there as Pequeno blocks the low kick.
Pequeno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pequeno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pequeno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azhari doesn't seem bothered though.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Pequeno.
Pequeno throws a head kick that half lands.
Pequeno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azhari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Azhari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azhari clobbers Pequeno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno throws a series of punches but Azhari moves out of range.
Pequeno misses the shot to the body.
Pequeno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pequeno throws a leg kick that misses.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pequeno.
A shot to the body from Pequeno misses
and Azhari counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pequeno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Azhari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pequeno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhari tries to land a leg kick but Pequeno saw it coming and moves away.
Pequeno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azhari.
Pequeno checks a leg kick.
Azhari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebrahim Azhari dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Azhari.
Pequeno misses with a body punch
and Azhari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azhari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pequeno cracks the inside of Azhari's front leg.
Pequeno misses the shot to the body.
Pequeno darts in and clinches Azhari up against the ropes.
Azhari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pequeno takes a shot to the head.
Pequeno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pequeno swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Pequeno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Azhari. That one must have hurt.
Azhari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pequeno is able to avoid easily.
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Azhari misses.
Azhari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pequeno throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Pequeno
and Azhari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Azhari is looking to slow Pequeno down with leg kicks.
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.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pequeno.
Pequeno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pequeno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azhari drives through and clinches with Pequeno against the ropes.
Pequeno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pequeno swings wildly with an uppercut but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pequeno as Azhari tries to tie him up.
Pequeno tries to throw a body punch but Azhari avoids it by throwing Pequeno back against the ropes.
A short right from Azhari.
Azhari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Azhari throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pequeno digs a right hand into Azhari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Azhari's gas tank.
Azhari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azhari is trying to push Pequeno away but Pequeno has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pequeno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pequeno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pequeno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Azhari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pequeno's brow.
Pequeno cracks Azhari with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Pequeno.
Azhari tries to break free but Pequeno pushes him back against the ropes.
Azhari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhari swings wildly with an uppercut but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pequeno lands a hook that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
A short left from Pequeno.
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 Joao Pequeno.
Well Pequeno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
During a confident post fight interview, Ebrahim Azhari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Query (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Convict comes to the ring accompanied by Kill You. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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14 - 7 - 0 |
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175 lbs
25 - 15 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Convict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Query!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Query throws a chopping leg kick but Convict manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Query lands with an overhand left.
Query keeps the fight on the outside.
Query takes the fight into the clinch.
Query is trying to force a seperation but Convict has the dominant position.
Query blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Query pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Query avoids the body shot from Convict.
Convict throws a head kick but Query moves out of range.
Query attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Query.
Nice uppercut lands for Convict. That snapped Query's head back.
Query misses with a looping left.
Query throws a body punch but Convict moves out of range.
Query throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Convict.
Query tries to close the distance and clinch but Convict swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Convict avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Query lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Convict circles away quickly and effectively.
Query takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Query tries to close the distance and clinch up but Convict swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Convict avoids a punch combination nicely.
Query throws a right hand that Convict ducks under and follows up with a left that Convict also avoids with ease.
Query tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Convict paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Query takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Query fails with an attempt to clinch.
Convict wants to clinch.
Convict dodges the punch combination from Query.
A nice leg kick lands there from Convict.
Query tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Convict paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Convict scores with a head kick.
Query swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Convict avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Query misses with a double jab.
Query digs a good hook to Convict's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Query throws a series of strikes that have Convict backpedaling.
Convict throws a nice outside leg kick.
Query lands a nice leg kick that just misses Convict's sensitive parts.
Query throws a leg kick but Convict sees it coming and moves out of range.
Convict lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Convict rushes Query and presses him up against the ropes.
Convict tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Convict scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Convict looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Query wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Query blocks the elbow strike.
Query avoiding damage as Convict throws knees to the body.
Convict creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Convict stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Convict dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Convict closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Convict throws a low kick but Query avoids it.
Convict plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Query misses with a double jab.
Query looks to land a combination but Convict avoids it well.
Nate Query seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Query misses with a combination
and Convict counters with a monster head kick that knocks Query out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). The Convict!
After the fight, The Convict was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Naked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the ring accompanied by Miracle - We Ain't Scared. Naked has chosen Da ya think I'm Sexy as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Naked!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naked connects with a body shot.
Naked swings widly with a right hand
letting Green counter with a right hand.
It looks like Buck Naked has been cut.
Naked misses with the combination.
Buck Naked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naked getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Naked misses with a few strikes there.
Naked thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Green if he has to take too many more of those.
Naked connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
Naked misses with a body shot.
Naked dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Green takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green lands with an uppercut that bounces Naked off the ropes and back into range.
Naked has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
Naked swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Naked connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Green misses
and Naked counters with a low kick, right behind Green 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naked was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Naked connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Naked, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naked pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naked lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the ropes and back into range.
Naked throws a left and a right that both miss
and Green counters with a left to the body.
Green slips a jab from Naked.
Naked misses with a head kick.
Naked fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Green.
Green misses with an uppercut. Naked saw that one coming.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Naked.
Naked blocks a leg kick.
Naked misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naked connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Green has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla Training Grounds in the buildup to the fight.
Naked takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naked lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Naked misses with a head kick.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Naked.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green throws a head kick but Naked moves out of range.
Green shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Green has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Naked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green throws a right and a left that Naked avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Green.
Green misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buck Naked will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buck Naked's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Green misses with a leg kick.
Green misses with a body shot.
Naked scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Naked slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Buck Naked is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Naked to score with a decent uppercut.
Green swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Naked counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Naked with a jab.
Naked misses with a jab, cross combination.
Naked misses with a body shot.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Naked swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naked goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Naked takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Naked misses its intended target.
Naked scores with a hook to the body. Green takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naked.
Buck Naked seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Naked.
Green lands with a thumping leg kick.
Naked takes a jab right on the kisser.
Naked misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of Green 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Green moves in looking to clinch but Naked pushes him off.
Green throws a nice outside leg kick.
Naked looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Naked moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naked defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Naked throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Naked connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Green throws a jab when Naked was well out of range.
Green takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Green moves into the clinch.
Green throws a knee to the head but misses.
Naked breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green moves into range and connects with a jab.
Naked steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naked waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Naked feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down.
Naked misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Buck Naked will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Buck Naked's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Naked. Those never looked like landing.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Naked moves away and avoids it.
Green takes a jab right on the kisser.
Green is looking to score with low kicks.
Green scores with a nice strike.
Green takes a jab right on the kisser.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
Naked misses with a wild combination.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Naked.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naked misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naked thows a body shot but no joy.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Naked takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Green scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Naked to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naked attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Naked connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Green scoring well with a low kick there.
Naked pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Naked misses with an uppercut.
Naked misses with a looping left.
Naked misses the shot to the body.
Green is looking to chop away at Naked's legs.
Naked backs away from a small jab... but Green lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Naked crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Green with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Danny Green!
After winning the bout, Danny Green thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lewis St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lard comes into the arena with I'm Fat blaring out of the sound system. St Clair comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ready to Die kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jon Lewis St Clair told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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216 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubo Lard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Lewis St Clair!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Clair throws a head kick that misses.
St Clair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lard was well out of range. Poor timing from St Clair.
St Clair blocks a head kick by Lard.
Lard blocks a head kick by St Clair.
St Clair throws the left hand but Lard avoids the punch easily.
St Clair slips under a jab from Lard.
Lard's jab looks to have found its range, popping St Clair under the eye.
Tubo Lard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Clair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lard misses with a low kick as St Clair jumps back.
Lard cracks St Clair with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lard ducks under a wild hook from St Clair.
Good leg kick by Lard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Clair dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lard. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Clair misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard needs to keep his hands up - St Clair had a free shot at his head there.
Lard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lard lands a right hook to the body.
St Clair wants to land a leg kick but Lard is out of range.
Lard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Jon Lewis St Clair has been cut.
St Clair ducks right into an uppercut from Lard.
St Clair misses with a low kick.
Lard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
St Clair takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Clair wants to slow Lard down by chopping away at his legs.
Lard misses with a body kick.
St Clair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lard.
Lard avoids the body shot from St Clair.
St Clair just misses with a punch to the body.
St Clair misses with a low kick as Lard jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard throws a solid leg kick but St Clair takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lard.
Lard scores with a hook.
Lard throws a chopping leg kick but St Clair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lard throws a head kick that misses.
St Clair takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lard is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from St Clair misses.
Lard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A good leg kick by Lard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tubo Lard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Lewis St Clair's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St Clair throws the left hand but Lard avoids the punch easily.
St Clair throws a lazy head kick
and St Clair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Clair loads up on a big right hand but Lard slips the punch.
Lard moves out of range of the body kick from St Clair.
Lard throws a head kick but St Clair moves out of range.
Lard tries to work over St Clair's front leg with a kick but St Clair checks it.
St Clair misses the shot to the body.
St Clair misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Clair, right into the meat.
Lard swings for the body but St Clair moves out of range.
A head kick misses from St Clair.
A right-left combo lands from Lard.
Lard scores with a nice head shot.
Tubo Lard is winning the standup battle so far.
Lard dodges the punch combination from St Clair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the body from Lard misses
and St Clair finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lard takes the fight into the clinch.
St Clair blocks an uppercut.
Lard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lard swings wildly with an uppercut but St Clair uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lard.
Lard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St Clair in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Clair is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St Clair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Clair blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lard at a distance.
Lard moves out of range of the strikes.
Lard lands a right hook to the body.
Lard just misses with a punch to the body.
St Clair scores with a jab.
St Clair cracks Lard with a good jab.
Lard moves out of range of the body kick from St Clair.
Lard misses with a low kick.
Lard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Clair on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lard lands the left hand.
St Clair circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tubo Lard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Lewis St Clair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lard moves away from the strike by St Clair.
St Clair blocks a head kick by Lard.
Lard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Clair missing with a left hand there. Lard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Lard.
Lard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lard has closed the distance and engaged St Clair in a clinch.
St Clair misses with a punch on the inside.
Lard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lard lands a left hand.
Lard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lard lands an elbow just above St Clair 's eye.
St Clair wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Clair trying to control the position but instead, Lard has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Clair into the ropes.
A short uppercut from Lard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Clair misses with a punch to the body.
Lard misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Lard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Clair.
St Clair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lard tries to clinch but St Clair moves out of range.
St Clair fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lard is out of range.
Lard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Clair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lard misses with an uppercut
and St Clair counters with a series of strikes. Lard will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Clair is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lard. St Clair does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Clair lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from St Clair misses the target.
Lard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Clair. St Clair obviously looking to wear him down.
Lard misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from St Clair.
Lard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St Clair.
St Clair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Clair throws a low kick, looking for Lard's leg but Lard calmly moves out of range.
St Clair lands a nice looking body shot.
St Clair looks to land a combination. Lard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jon Lewis St Clair just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jon Lewis St Clair's cut.
That's time! Lard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Clair takes a swing at Lard's ribcage but misses.
Lard avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St Clair looks to land a body kick but Lard moved away.
Lard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Clair!
Lard blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Clair.
St Clair is looking to chop away at Lard's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Clair. Lard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lard looks to throw the jab but St Clair is out of range.
St Clair tries to work over Lard's front leg with a kick but Lard checks it.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses
and Lard counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard tried to score with a low kick but St Clair checks it.
St Clair feints and then cracks Lard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lard down.
Lard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Clair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lard, right into the meat.
St Clair connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lard. Lard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lard blocks a head kick by St Clair.
The fighters circling - Lard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from St Clair.
A head kick misses from Lard.
St Clair takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Clair throws out the jab.
St Clair's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lard fails to land with a series of punches.
St Clair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lard is looking to slow St Clair down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
St Clair fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lard checks it well.
Lard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from St Clair.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Clair misses with a hook.
Lard misses with a leg kick.
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 Tubo Lard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Lewis St Clair'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
St Clair misses with a hook. Lard ducked under it nicely.
Jon Lewis St Clair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Clair throws a push kick but Lard slaps the foot to one side.
Lard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Clair takes a swing at Lard's ribcage but misses.
Lard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Lard does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Lard.
Lard misses with a kick to the body.
Lard lands a body shot.
St Clair throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lard misses with a body kick.
Lard throws a nice looking combination but St Clair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Clair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair throws a head kick but Lard moves out of range.
Tubo Lard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Clair throws a low kick but Lard moves out of range easily.
St Clair looks for the body kick but Lard saw that one coming.
St Clair throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Lard to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Clair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lard lands a really nice looking cross but St Clair seems unphased.
Lard punishes St Clair's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from St Clair.
Lard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair tries to land a leg kick but Lard saw it coming and moves away.
Lard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St Clair gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lard.
St Clair blocks a head kick by Lard.
Lard walks forward, straight into a front kick from St Clair.
St Clair tries to land a front kick but Lard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St Clair keeps Lard at a distance using the push kick.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lard.
St Clair looks to score with a jab to the body but Lard is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lard thuds his shin into the meat of St Clair's side.
St Clair takes a swing at Lard's ribcage but misses.
St Clair lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St Clair.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Lewis St Clair.
Well Lard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tubo Lard!
Tubo Lard tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John MacMillen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John MacMillen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John MacMillen!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacMillen lands a right hook to the body.
Young is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
MacMillen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Young takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MacMillen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young forces MacMillen back against the ropes and clinches.
MacMillen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacMillen has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Young's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
MacMillen blocks an elbow strike.
Young tries a body shot but MacMillen blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from MacMillen fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacMillen's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
MacMillen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Young lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
MacMillen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacMillen.
A short right from MacMillen on the inside.
MacMillen misses with a punch to the body.
MacMillen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
MacMillen tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young working MacMillen over with knees to the body.
MacMillen blocks an uppercut.
MacMillen prevents a body shot from Young.
MacMillen looking to slow down the pace here.
MacMillen lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacMillen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacMillen.
Young avoiding damage as MacMillen throws knees to the body.
Young connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacMillen's face.
MacMillen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young misses with a head kick.
Dan Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacMillen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacMillen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to MacMillen's calf.
Young misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a front kick that sends MacMillen stumbling back into the ropes.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and MacMillen moves out of range easily.
Young lands a lovely overhand right.
MacMillen scores with a jab to the head.
MacMillen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
It looks like Dan Young has been cut.
Young has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from MacMillen finds it's way round the side to connect with Young's head.
MacMillen looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
MacMillen clobbers Young with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
MacMillen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
MacMillen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Young on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
MacMillen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John MacMillen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Young's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
MacMillen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young connects with a right hand. MacMillen shakes it off.
MacMillen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
MacMillen fails to land with a series of punches.
MacMillen swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. MacMillen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young lands with a slapping head kick.
MacMillen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
MacMillen misses the jab.
MacMillen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
MacMillen scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young cracks MacMillen with a good jab.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
MacMillen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from MacMillen.
A chopping leg kick lands by MacMillen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
Young dodges the punch combination from MacMillen.
Young throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and MacMillen moves out of range easily.
Dan Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacMillen swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
MacMillen scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Young. Beautiful body shot.
Young connects with a nice looking jab.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but MacMillen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young throws a head kick but MacMillen moves out of range.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacMillen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
MacMillen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
MacMillen blocks a head kick by Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Young blocks the low kick.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
MacMillen throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
MacMillen throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young lands with a hook. MacMillen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Young throws a head kick but MacMillen moves out of range.
MacMillen circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacMillen 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!
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacMillen avoids the head kick by Young.
MacMillen lands with a hook. Young tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John MacMillen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Young'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.
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacMillen thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
MacMillen lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back.
MacMillen thows a left - swing and a miss!
John MacMillen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacMillen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
MacMillen with a hook.
Young is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. MacMillen moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Young! MacMillen continues to tee off on Young, landing with a left and a right! MacMillen connects with a right hand that leaves Young sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by MacMillen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John MacMillen!
John MacMillen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sexy Julian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce The Glow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Right Said Fred - I'm too Sexy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sexy Julian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce The Glow!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julian blocks the body kick.
The Glow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Julian on the side of the head.
The Glow throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Glow 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.
Bruce The Glow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Glow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Julian moves away.
The Glow 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.
Julian throws a right hand that The Glow ducks under and follows up with a left that The Glow also avoids with ease.
Julian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Julian checks a leg kick nicely.
The Glow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Julian misses the jab.
Julian tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Julian loads up on a big right hand but The Glow slips the punch.
The Glow misses with a looping left.
The Glow scores with a jab to the body.
The Glow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Julian is out of range.
That kick from Julian tenderised The Glow's leg. The Glow is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Glow misses with a low kick as Julian jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julian checks a low kick from The Glow.
The Glow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Glow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Glow looks to land a combination but Julian avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Julian.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Glow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Julian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Julian throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Glow.
A nice inside leg kick there by Julian. That's going to slow The Glow down.
The Glow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Julian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Glow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Glow throws a body kick that misses.
Julian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Glow can pounce on him.
Julian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Glow looks low and kicks high, catching Julian right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Julian is rocked!
It looks like Sexy Julian has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Julian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julian ducks under a wild hook from The Glow.
Julian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Glow.
Julian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Glow fails to land with a series of punches.
Julian misses with a few strikes there.
Julian throws a combination. The Glow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Glow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Julian's sensitive parts.
The Glow lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Julian!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Glow throws a body kick that misses.
The Glow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Glow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Julian.
Julian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Glow. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Bruce The Glow should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Sexy Julian's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Julian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Glow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Julian.
Julian misses with a straight left.
Julian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Glow defending well as Julian loads up on a big left hand.
Julian lands the left hand.
Julian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Glow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Glow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Glow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Julian catches The Glow with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and The Glow forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sexy Julian!
A very excited looking Sexy Julian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vodka Drunkinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drunkinski has chosen It's my time as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vodka Drunkinski!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Bird misses.
Drunkinski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski throws a series of punches but Bird moves out of range.
Drunkinski lands with an uppercut that bounces Bird off the ropes and back into range.
Bird looks to land a right hand but Drunkinski moved out of range.
Drunkinski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Birds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Drunkinski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drunkinski scores with a sloppy right hand. Bird should have avoided that one.
Drunkinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drunkinski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bird connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drunkinski throws out the jab.
Bird lands a nice looking body shot.
Drunkinski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bird.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird ducks right into an uppercut from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Drunkinski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bird checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drunkinski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drunkinski 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkinski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bird tries to clinch up.
Bird lands with a straight right. Drunkinski didn't see that one coming.
Drunkinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bird throws out the jab.
Bird connects with an inside leg kick.
Bird misses with a right hand
and Drunkinski counters by clinching up.
Bird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bird has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short right from Drunkinski.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drunkinski misses with a body punch.
Drunkinski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drunkinski takes an elbow to the temple.
Drunkinski lands an elbow that stopped Bird in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Bird.
Bird cracks Drunkinski with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drunkinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Bird won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Bird.
Bird throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bird comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bird misses with a body punch.
Drunkinski tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Drunkinski back against the ropes.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Drunkinski shrugs off.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bird takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bird using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drunkinski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drunkinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bird fails to land.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird avoids the elbow strike from Drunkinski, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Bird.
Bird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird taking a breather.
Drunkinski takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bird.
Drunkinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drunkinski lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Drunkinski.
Bird lands with a short shot to the head.
Drunkinski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bird is keeping busy.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Bird landing knees to the body.
Drunkinski pushes Bird back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Bird.
Bird lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bird fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bird.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drunkinski blocks the elbow strike.
Drunkinski managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Bird putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drunkinski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drunkinski lands with a light punch inside.
Drunkinski has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
Drunkinski lands a knee to the body.
Drunkinski avoids the elbow strike from Bird, against the ropes.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drunkinski's elbow.
Bird avoiding damage as Drunkinski throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drunkinski avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drunkinski tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Drunkinski back against the ropes.
Drunkinski looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drunkinski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drunkinski connects with a leg kick. Bird looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Drunkinski blocks the body kick.
Drunkinski throws the kick towards the body but Bird avoids it.
Drunkinski connects with a body shot that sends Bird's belly button to the back.
Bird takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drunkinski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bird's hands.
Drunkinski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bird. Bird obviously looking to wear him down.
Drunkinski moves away from the strike by Bird.
Bird lands a lovely overhand right.
Bird cracks Drunkinski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheers as Drunkinski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bird doesn't seem phased though.
Bird misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird misses with an uppercut.
Drunkinski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drunkinski's corner calls for a 1-2. Drunkinski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vodka Drunkinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkinski misses with an uppercut
and Bird counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drunkinski's knee momentarily.
Drunkinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bird.
Bird misses with a straight left.
Drunkinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Bird.
Bird blocks the body kick.
Drunkinski lands with a right hand.
Bird smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drunkinski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bird throws a head kick but Drunkinski moves out of range.
Drunkinski connects with a looping right hand.
Bird lets loose with a powerful body kick. Drunkinski will feel that in the morning.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick from Drunkinski.
Bird attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drunkinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drunkinski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bird. Bird obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bird looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drunkinski scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drunkinski needs to keep his hands up - Bird had a free shot at his head there.
Bird gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Drunkinski moves into the clinch.
Drunkinski blocks a body shot from Bird.
A short right from Bird.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drunkinski.
Bird tries to throw a body punch but Drunkinski avoids it by throwing Bird back against the ropes.
Bird lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drunkinski pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Drunkinski.
Bird is trying to maintain a safe position but Drunkinski gets an underhook and turns Bird into the ropes.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Drunkinski avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Bird gets through Drunkinski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Bird.
Bird blocks an uppercut.
Drunkinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bird pushes off an throws an elbow but Drunkinski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bird lands a knee to the head.
Drunkinski looking to stall.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drunkinski managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Bird scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries a body shot but Drunkinski blocks it.
Drunkinski misses with a body punch.
Bird tries to throw a body punch but Drunkinski avoids it by throwing Bird back against the ropes.
Bird scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drunkinski pushes Bird back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drunkinski takes a shot to the head.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drunkinski avoids it.
Bird landing knees to the body.
Bird lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drunkinski backwards.
Bird throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drunkinski missing with knees to the body.
Drunkinski scores with a shoulder strike.
Bird is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Drunkinski avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Bird throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drunkinski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bird scores with a kick to the body.
Drunkinski tries to bum rush Bird with a series of wild strikes but Bird uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drunkinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drunkinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Bird misses its intended target.
Drunkinski drops his hands momentarily and Bird takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bird lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drunkinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Bird.
Bird darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Drunkinski throws out a leg kick but Bird moves out of range and Drunkinski only half commits.
Drunkinski with a nice cross.
Bird tried to score with a low kick but Drunkinski checks it.
Drunkinski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drunkinski stuns Bird with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkinski scores with a hook.
Bird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski throws out a loose jab but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drunkinski throws a shot from downtown. Bird moves away and avoids it.
Drunkinski moves out of range of the body kick.
Bird lands with a kick to the ribs.
Drunkinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bird.
Bird fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bird connects with a right hand. Drunkinski shakes it off.
Drunkinski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bird's hands.
Good work by Drunkinski as he checks the leg kick.
Bird misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick from Drunkinski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drunkinski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drunkinski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drunkinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drunkinski loads up on a big right hand but Bird slips the punch.
Drunkinski ducks right into an uppercut from Bird.
Bird throws a leg kick but Drunkinski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drunkinski moves away from the strike by Bird.
Bird dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drunkinski. That did some damage!
Bird chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drunkinski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bird counters with an inside leg kick.
Bird turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bird takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drunkinski. That's going to slow Bird down.
Drunkinski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bird lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drunkinski at a distance.
Bird lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drunkinski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bird is out of range.
Bird misses with an uppercut.
Drunkinski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bird defending well as Drunkinski loads up on a big left hand.
Drunkinski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bird finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bird throws a push kick but Drunkinski slaps the foot to one side.
Bird 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 moves into range and clinches up with Drunkinski.
Bird looking to stall.
Bird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drunkinski lands with a short shot to the head.
Bird misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bird throws a punch but it's blocked by Drunkinski.
Bird dodges an elbow strike from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drunkinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bird lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drunkinski backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bird has Drunkinski pushed against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Bird.
Drunkinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drunkinski misses with the combination.
Bird has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drunkinski finds it's way round the side to connect with Bird's head.
Drunkinski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bird.
A telegraphed right hand from Bird misses the target.
Bird throws a shot to the body.
Drunkinski throws a leg kick but Bird sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bird takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drunkinski gets tackled into the ropes by Bird. Bird maintains the clinch.
Drunkinski wants to stall.
Bird makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drunkinski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bird fails to land.
Bird lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drunkinski backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird lands with a short shot to the head.
Bird is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bird prevents a body shot from Drunkinski.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drunkinski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bird landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Bird.
Drunkinski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Bird takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bird tries to throw a body punch but Drunkinski avoids it by throwing Bird back against the ropes.
Bird stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bird just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drunkinski's brow.
Bird lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski lands an elbow inside that Bird shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird throws an elbow that misses.
Drunkinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drunkinski lands an elbow just above Bird 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bird just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drunkinski's brow.
Drunkinski lands a body shot.
Bird tries to work over Drunkinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bird tries to work over Drunkinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drunkinski is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Drunkinski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bird's brow.
Drunkinski lands a left hand.
A short right from Bird.
A short body shot lands from Drunkinski as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski throws an elbow that misses.
Drunkinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drunkinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Drunkinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bird fails to land.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird misses with a body punch.
Drunkinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bird throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bird wants to stall.
Drunkinski blocking some punches.
Bird lands a nice knee to the body.
Drunkinski avoids the elbow strike from Bird, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drunkinski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drunkinski missing with knees to the body.
Bird blocks an uppercut.
Bird throws a head punch that misses.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drunkinski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird connects with a knee to the head.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drunkinski avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Bird throws an elbow but it misses.
Drunkinski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bird's elbow.
Bird tries to land knees in the clinch but Drunkinski avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird had his way with Vodka Drunkinski in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bird scores with a nice strike.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Drunkinski.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drunkinski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drunkinski throws a hook to the side of Bird's head but Bird sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drunkinski lands a head kick!
Drunkinski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bird scores with a nice right hand.
Bird showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drunkinski.
Bird tries to clinch but Drunkinski is having none of it.
Bird on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drunkinski misses with a body shot.
Drunkinski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Drunkinski misses with a double jab
and Bird counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
Bird needs to keep his hands up - Drunkinski had a free shot at his head there.
Bird looks to throw the jab but Drunkinski is out of range.
Drunkinski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drunkinski avoids a kick to the body.
Bird throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bird fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drunkinski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drunkinski.
Bird lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Drunkinski.
Bird lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Drunkinski pushes Bird away with a front kick.
Drunkinski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bird doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drunkinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bird.
Bird throws a shot from downtown. Drunkinski moves away and avoids it.
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!
Drunkinski looks to land a body kick but Bird moved away.
Drunkinski throws a series of strikes that have Bird backpedaling.
A slow jab from Bird misses its intended target.
Drunkinski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drunkinski swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drunkinski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drunkinski misses with a straight right.
Drunkinski thuds his shin into the meat of Bird's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird avoids the head kick by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bird avoids the body shot from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bird tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drunkinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bird looks to land a body kick but Drunkinski moved away.
Bird takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drunkinski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Birds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bird slips under a jab.
Bird is looking to slow Drunkinski down with leg kicks.
Drunkinski throws a leg kick but Bird checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bird 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 Drunkinski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drunkinski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bird misses with an uppercut
and Drunkinski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drunkinski.
Still in the clinch, Drunkinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vodka Drunkinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bird.
William Bird has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drunkinski blocks a body shot from Bird.
Drunkinski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bird's elbow.
Drunkinski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bird misses with some punches.
Drunkinski tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Drunkinski back against the ropes.
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!
Bird has Drunkinski pressed against the ropes.
Drunkinski tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird swings wildly with an uppercut but Drunkinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bird gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drunkinski takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vodka Drunkinski.
I think Bird has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Bird!
William Bird retains his bantamweight title!
Post fight, an emotional William Bird said '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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