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Dynasty 189: Turkey Shoot PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Junior Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Micheal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Sanchez had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gregory Micheal!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheal tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Micheal.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gregory Micheal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Micheal tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Micheal tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Micheal has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sanchez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Micheal throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Micheal moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Micheal tries a head kick but it misses.
Micheal wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to land a front kick but Micheal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Micheal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
Junior Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Micheal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Micheal tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez scores with a push kick.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Micheal counters by clinching up.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Micheal misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Micheal's head.
It looks like Gregory Micheal has been cut.
Micheal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Micheal throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Micheal darts in trying to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Micheal.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Micheal.
Sanchez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Micheal tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Micheal. Those never looked like landing.
Micheal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Micheal tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Micheal moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Micheal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Micheal.
Micheal is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Micheal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Micheal manages to avoid it.
Micheal throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Micheal.
Micheal missing with knees to the body.
Micheal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Micheal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Micheal is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Micheal's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Micheal lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Micheal wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Micheal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Micheal misses with a body kick.
Micheal wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Micheal tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Micheal wants to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Junior Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Micheal looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that stops Micheal in his tracks momentarily.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Micheal throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Gregory Micheal's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Micheal moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheal closes the distance but Sanchez moves to the side
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Micheal takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez lands an elbow that stopped Micheal in his tracks for a moment.
Micheal is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Micheal throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Micheal.
Micheal tries to clinch up
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Micheal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Micheal throws a head kick that misses
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Micheal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Micheal is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheal thows a body shot but no joy.
Micheal throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Micheal.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Micheal misses with the combination.
Micheal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Micheal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The cut above Gregory Micheal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Micheal takes one on the button.
Micheal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez counters with a head kick.
Micheal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Micheal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Micheal tries to clinch
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Micheal tries to clinch up
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Micheal really felt that one!
A slapping body kick lands there for Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Micheal is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Micheal moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Sanchez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Micheal'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. This is the final round!
Micheal darts in trying to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Micheal moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Micheal really felt that one!
Micheal misses with a double jab.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanchez feints and then cracks Micheal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Micheal down.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Micheal moves out of range.
Sanchez clinches up with Micheal and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheal trying to land knees to the body.
Micheal is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Micheal misses with a double jab.
Micheal moves into the clinch.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Micheal tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away
and Sanchez counters with a big head kick but Micheal shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Micheal. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Micheal's front leg but catches the back leg as Micheal tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Micheal.
Micheal tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Micheal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanchez rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez throws out a head kick that Micheal doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Micheal crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Micheal's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Gregory Micheal's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Micheal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Micheal wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Micheal is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gregory Micheal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Junior Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Logan McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu has chosen Pulse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gar Diu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diu misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Diu.
McDaniel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diu is out of range.
A big left from Diu misses.
Diu throws a head kick but McDaniel moves out of range.
McDaniel throws a series of punches but Diu moves out of range.
McDaniel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diu throws a body punch but McDaniel moves out of range.
Diu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Logan McDaniel has been cut.
Diu throws a push kick but McDaniel slaps the foot to one side.
McDaniel avoids the head kick by Diu.
Diu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDaniel.
Diu fails to land with a series of punches.
Diu throws a lazy head kick
and Diu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu tries to bum rush McDaniel with a series of wild strikes but McDaniel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDaniel misses with a hook. Diu ducked under it nicely.
McDaniel moves out of range of the strikes.
McDaniel throws a series of punches but Diu avoids them all with ease.
Diu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDaniel moves away.
Diu thuds his right hand into McDaniel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diu has managed to clinch.
Diu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDaniel swings widly with a right hand
and Diu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McDaniel stalling in the clinch but Diu improves position.
Diu controlling the action here for a moment.
Diu lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel takes an elbow to the temple.
Diu lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDaniel backwards.
Diu works on McDaniel's body with a couple of short punches.
Diu taking a breather.
Diu connects with a nasty looking knee right to McDaniel's face.
McDaniel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diu stalling the fight.
Diu has McDaniel pressed against the ropes, preventing McDaniel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDaniel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDaniel lands a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diu avoiding damage.
Diu trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gar Diu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diu loads up on a big right hand but McDaniel slips the punch.
Diu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDaniel.
Diu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McDaniel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diu stalks McDaniel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McDaniel's face. McDaniel staggers backwards, shaken.
Diu moves out of range as McDaniel strikes.
McDaniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diu manages to avoid it.
Diu needs to keep his hands up - McDaniel had a free shot at his head there.
Diu punishes McDaniel's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDaniel misses with a straight right.
McDaniel dodges the punch combination from Diu.
McDaniel scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDaniel.
Diu misses with a few strikes there.
McDaniel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diu throws a right and a left that McDaniel avoids nicely.
Diu throws a sloppy head kick and McDaniel moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Diu.
McDaniel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDaniel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDaniel circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDaniel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McDaniel's head backwards.
McDaniel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diu moves out of range of the strikes.
Diu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDaniel.
Diu takes one to the side of the head.
McDaniel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diu misses with a leg kick.
Diu misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDaniel throws a leg kick
and Diu counters with a leg kick.
Diu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diu misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gar Diu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel'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.
Diu blocks a jab.
McDaniel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McDaniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diu moves away.
Gar Diu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diu rushes McDaniel and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
McDaniel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diu lands an elbow inside that McDaniel shrugs off.
McDaniel trying to control the position but instead, Diu has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDaniel into the ropes.
Diu keeps control of McDaniel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diu manages to break the clinch.
McDaniel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diu misses with the combination.
McDaniel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diu was well out of range. Poor timing from McDaniel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu throws out a loose jab but McDaniel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from McDaniel finds it's way through Diu's defenses.
Diu thows a body shot but no joy.
Diu tries a low kick but McDaniel avoids it.
McDaniel misses with a few strikes there.
Diu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDaniel misses with an uppercut. Diu saw that one coming.
McDaniel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diu throws a nice looking combination but McDaniel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDaniel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diu misses with the combination.
Diu motions for McDaniel to come forward. Diu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diu tries to clinch but McDaniel moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Diu. That snapped McDaniel's head back.
Diu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diu throws a looping overhand right but McDaniel ducks down to avoid it.
Diu sizes up McDaniel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Diu slips a straight right by McDaniel.
Diu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDaniel lands a nice shot that snaps Diu's head back.
Logan McDaniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diu wants to slow McDaniel down by chopping away at his legs.
Diu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gar Diu really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - McDaniel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDaniel moves out of range as Diu throws a body kick.
Diu is looking to score with low kicks.
McDaniel fails to land with a series of punches.
Diu slips under a jab from McDaniel.
Diu has managed to clinch.
McDaniel tries to circle away but Diu has him pinned against the ropes.
Diu missing with knees to the body.
McDaniel misses with a body punch.
Diu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDaniel staying out of range there.
McDaniel misses with a straight right.
McDaniel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDaniel missing with a left hand there. Diu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel blocks a head kick by Diu.
Diu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McDaniel tries to bum rush Diu with a series of wild strikes but Diu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diu instigates a clinch.
Diu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diu missing with knees to the body.
Diu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diu tries a low kick but McDaniel avoids it.
McDaniel throws the left hand but Diu avoids the punch easily.
McDaniel looks to land a left hand but Diu moved out of range nicely.
Diu stalks McDaniel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McDaniel's face. McDaniel staggers backwards, shaken.
Diu lands with a kick to the temple. McDaniel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDaniel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McDaniel checks a leg kick nicely.
Diu throws a head kick but McDaniel moves out of range.
McDaniel ducks under a wild hook from Diu.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McDaniel manages to break the clinch.
Diu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDaniel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDaniel misses with a series of wild punches.
McDaniel misses with a lunging right hand
and Diu counters with a nice leg kick.
Diu blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gar Diu dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel'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. This is the final round!
Diu slips a jab from McDaniel.
Diu checks a leg kick.
Diu has closed the distance and engaged McDaniel in a clinch.
Diu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from McDaniel finds it's target.
McDaniel misses with an uppercut.
Diu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diu drives through and clinches with McDaniel against the ropes.
McDaniel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McDaniel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diu missing with knees to the body.
Diu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diu lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDaniel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diu throws a shot to the body.
Diu throws a series of punches but McDaniel avoids them all with ease.
Diu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Diu there.
Logan McDaniel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDaniel circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDaniel throws a jab when Diu was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel misses with an uppercut. Diu saw that one coming.
Diu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diu ducks under a wild hook from McDaniel.
Diu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McDaniel is able to avoid easily.
McDaniel misses with a body shot.
Diu throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circling - Diu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from McDaniel. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diu. McDaniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDaniel avoids the head kick by Diu.
McDaniel misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Diu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gar Diu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gar Diu!
Gar Diu really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that LOD: Affordable Quality logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Apollo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson throws a lazy body kick
and Takamura counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Takamura blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takamura's calf.
Takamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Takamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Takamura.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Takamura misses with a kick to the body.
Takamura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Takamura should have avoided that one.
Takamura avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Takamura!
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Takamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson throws a push kick but Takamura slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anderson scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Takamura's front leg but catches the back leg as Takamura tries to avoid it.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takamura manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takamura's corner calls for a 1-2. Takamura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anderson scores with a push kick.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamura swinging wildly here.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takamura manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Takamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Takamura under the eye.
Takamura scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses
and Takamura counters with a nice body shot.
Takamura throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takamura looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Takamura in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Takamura is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Takamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Takamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Takamura.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Takamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takamura.
Takamura seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Takamura's ribcage. Takamura let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takamura has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Takamura blocking some punches.
Takamura tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson keeps control of Takamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson keeps control of Takamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Takamura blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Takamura crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Takamura face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Anderson takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Apollo Anderson!
Apollo Anderson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Captain Kat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fook Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yu has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Kat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fook Yu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A cross from Yu lands.
Yu throws a series of punches but Kat moves out of range.
Kat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yu closes the distance and clinches.
Kat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yu tries to work over Kat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but Yu blocks with his arms.
Kat looking to throw knees to the head but Yu is blocking nicely.
Yu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kat working hard to break the clinch.
Yu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Yu.
Kat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kat misses with a knee strike.
Yu is working Kat over against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yu's face.
Yu looking to throw knees to the head but Kat is blocking nicely.
Kat misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kats head.
Yu lands a knee to the head.
Kat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kat throws an elbow but it misses.
Yu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kat backwards.
Yu can't find room to land a body shot as Kat controls the action.
Nice body punch from Yu.
Kat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kat prevents a body shot from Yu.
Kat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kat misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Yu.
Yu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yu digs a right hand into Kat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kat's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kat is trying to break the clinch but Yu has him pressed against the ropes.
Yu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kat.
Yu lands a body punch.
Yu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Yu.
Kat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yu swings wildly with an uppercut but Kat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kat tries to stall but Yu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yu pushes Kat back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yu.
Kat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yu pushes Kat back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Yu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Yu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from Yu.
Yu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kat's head.
Kat misses with an uppercut.
Kat throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Yu counter with a right hand.
Yu avoids the head kick by Kat.
Yu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kat throws a body kick that misses.
Kat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yu misses with a looping left.
Yu darts in and clinches Kat up against the ropes.
Yu lands a left hand.
Yu tries to throw a body punch but Kat avoids it by throwing Yu back against the ropes.
Fook Yu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kat lands a nice elbow.
Yu lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kat backwards.
Yu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kat backwards.
Kat blocks a body shot from Yu.
Kat tries to land knees in the clinch but Yu avoids the damage to the body.
Yu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kat.
Kat throws a head kick that misses.
Yu looks to score with a jab to the body but Kat is just out of range.
Yu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Captain Kat has been cut.
Kat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yu to score with a decent uppercut.
Fook Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kat misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kat's head.
Kat is rocked!
Kat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Kat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yu clinches with his opponent.
Kat seems to have got his legs back now.
A left hand lands to the body for Yu.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yu gets through Kat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yu scores with a hook to the body.
Yu tries to work over Kat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yu.
A short uppercut from Yu.
Yu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yu lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yu.
Yu lands a hook that snaps the head of Kat backwards.
Kat lands an elbow just above Yu 's eye.
Kat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yu avoids it.
Kat tries a knee to the head but Yu blocks it.
Yu has Kat pressed against the ropes, preventing Kat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yu lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Yu.
Yu effectively controlling the action here.
Yu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Yu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Captain Kat's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yu.
Kat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yu tries to clinch up.
Yu clinches with his opponent.
Kat misses with a knee strike.
Kat trying to control the position but instead, Yu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kat into the ropes.
Kat misses with a knee strike.
Yu lands a shot to the body.
Yu misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kat trying to stall but Yu improves his position.
Yu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kat tries a knee to the head but Yu blocks it.
Yu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kat backwards.
Yu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yu scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Yu on the inside.
Yu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kat backwards.
Yu avoids a wild elbow strike from Kat.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yu stalling in the clinch but Kat improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yu.
Yu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kat backwards.
Yu lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Yu.
A right hand to the body from Yu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Yu.
Yu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short left from Yu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu lands with a left to the head.
Yu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yu lands a right hand.
Kat takes an elbow to the temple.
Yu is working Kat over against the ropes.
Yu digs a right hand into Kat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kat's gas tank.
Yu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yu - that landed with a thud.
Yu stalling the fight.
Yu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kat backwards.
Kat takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yu.
Kat wants to stall.
Yu lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yu lands a left hand.
Yu lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yu.
A short left from Yu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Yu really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Captain Kat'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.
Kat walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Yu! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fook Yu!
During a confident post fight interview, Fook Yu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cub Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wells Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galloway kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jump Around by House of Pain. Dengel has chosen Flames by Lil Dicky! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cub Galloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wells Dengel!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dengel swats away the attempt to clinch by Galloway.
Dengel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Galloways jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Cub Galloway has been cut.
Dengel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dengel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dengel swings for the body but Galloway moves out of range.
Galloway tries to clinch up but Dengel circles away and keeps his distance.
Dengel scores with a kick to the body.
Galloway throws a sloppy head kick and Dengel moves out of range easily.
Dengel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Galloway is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Galloway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dengel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galloway moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dengel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galloway staying out of range there.
Dengel fakes the leg kick and cracks Galloway in the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dengel swats away the attempt to clinch by Galloway.
Galloway has closed the distance and engaged Dengel in a clinch.
Galloway keeps control of Dengel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Galloway is trying to stall.
Dengel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel lands a nice hook to Galloway's body. Galloway takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dengel tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dengel. Galloway shrugs it off though.
Galloway ducks right into an uppercut from Dengel.
Galloway definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dengel lands a head shot.
Galloway takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dengel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galloway wants to clinch up but Dengel keeps it at a distance.
Galloway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dengel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galloway moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dengel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Galloway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dengel connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Galloway to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Dengel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wells Dengel!
Our winner, Wells Dengel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov scores with a nice strike.
Schmidt lands a leg kick that knocks Smirnov off balance momentarily.
Smirnov looks to land a right hand but Schmidt moved out of range.
Schmidt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smirnov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schmidt missing with a left hand there. Smirnov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been informed that Schmidt has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Smirnov looks to land a left hand but Schmidt moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Schmidt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smirnov works Schmidt's body with a nice hook.
Smirnov is looking to slow Schmidt down with leg kicks.
Smirnov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nights Watch MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Smirnov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smirnov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Smirnov.
Smirnov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smirnov looks to land a right hand but Schmidt moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt throws a chopping leg kick but Smirnov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smirnov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schmidt.
Nice defenses there by Schmidt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schmidt blocks a head kick by Smirnov.
A jab from Smirnov misses.
Schmidt swings for the body but Smirnov moves out of range.
Schmidt moves out of range of the strikes.
Schmidt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smirnov misses with an uppercut. Schmidt saw that one coming.
Smirnov tries a head kick but it misses.
Smirnov misses with a hook. Schmidt ducked under it nicely.
Smirnov misses with a hook.
Smirnov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Schmidt moves away from the strike by Smirnov.
Schmidt works Smirnov's body with a nice hook.
Smirnov misses the jab.
A slow jab from Smirnov misses its intended target.
Smirnov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smirnov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sloppy strikes from Schmidt. Those never looked like landing.
Schmidt loads up on a big right hand but Smirnov slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schmidt throws out the jab.
Smirnov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schmidt lands a nice shot to the body.
Schmidt cracks the inside of Smirnov's front leg.
Smirnov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Smirnov.
Schmidt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schmidt.
Smirnov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmidt.
Smirnov lands a front kick.
Smirnov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmidt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Schmidt.
Smirnov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Schmidt is predictable there
and Smirnov counters with a two punch combo.
A big right from Smirnov misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Smirnov.
Smirnov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smirnov throws a big shot that misses.
Smirnov throws a nice head kick!
Smirnov motions for Schmidt to come forward. Smirnov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Smirnov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smirnov.
Smirnov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smirnov throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt thumps Smirnov with a low kick.
Schmidt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schmidt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smirnov to score with a decent uppercut.
Smirnov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Smirnov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schmidt counters with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Smirnov blocks the low kick.
Smirnov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schmidt is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smirnov.
Alexander Smirnov is winning the standup battle so far.
Schmidt throws a shot from downtown. Smirnov moves away and avoids it.
Smirnov scoring well with a low kick there.
Smirnov takes a swing at Schmidt's ribcage but misses.
Schmidt misses with a looping right.
Schmidt throws a low kick, looking for Smirnov's leg but Smirnov calmly moves out of range.
Smirnov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schmidt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schmidt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smirnov lands a jab to the head.
Smirnov throws a chopping leg kick but Schmidt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smirnov moves away from the strike by Schmidt.
Smirnov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Smirnov.
Smirnov checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Smirnov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schmidt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smirnov throws out the jab.
Smirnov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schmidt counters by clinching up.
Schmidt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmidt walks into a left hand.
Smirnov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmidt.
Schmidt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schmidt throws a chopping leg kick but Smirnov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Schmidt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Schmidt throws a low kick but Smirnov moves out of range easily.
Schmidt slips under a jab from Smirnov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Smirnov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmidt misses with a low kick as Smirnov jumps back.
Schmidt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schmidt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smirnov blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Smirnov does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Schmidt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmidt, right into the meat.
Smirnov throws out a loose jab but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smirnov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmidt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schmidt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smirnov.
Schmidt moves forwards but Smirnov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smirnov lands with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schmidt 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 Smirnov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smirnov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smirnov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schmidt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
Smirnov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmidt.
Smirnov sizes up Schmidt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schmidt darts in and clinches Smirnov up against the ropes.
Schmidt misses with a punch on the inside.
Smirnov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smirnov pushes Schmidt back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smirnov is pushing Schmidt up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smirnov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schmidt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smirnov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schmidt is keeping busy.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is trying to maintain a safe position but Schmidt gets an underhook and turns Smirnov into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Schmidt fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Schmidt scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Schmidt on the inside.
Schmidt scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside.
Smirnov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schmidt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smirnov.
Schmidt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt throws an elbow but it misses.
Smirnov working aggressively here.
Smirnov looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Schmidt really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smirnov.
Schmidt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smirnov.
Smirnov tries to keep at a distance but Schmidt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smirnov is stalling here.
Schmidt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schmidt cracks Smirnov with a nice body shot.
Schmidt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smirnov blocks an uppercut.
Schmidt is looking to break free of the clinch but Smirnov has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smirnov throws an elbow but misses.
Schmidt looking to throw knees to the head but Smirnov is blocking nicely.
Smirnov is trying to maintain a safe position but Schmidt gets an underhook and turns Smirnov into the ropes.
Smirnov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.
It looks like John Schmidt has been cut.
Smirnov misses with an elbow over the top.
Smirnov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smirnov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schmidt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schmidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John Schmidt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schmidt blocks an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Schmidt tries to land knees in the clinch but Smirnov avoids the damage to the body.
Smirnov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smirnov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smirnov throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Smirnov misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt lands a nice shot to the body.
Smirnov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smirnov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schmidt throws out the jab.
Smirnov misses with a lunging right hand
and Schmidt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smirnov lands a jab to the head.
Smirnov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schmidt can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smirnov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smirnov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schmidt in his tracks.
Smirnov misses with a low kick.
Smirnov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Smirnov.
Smirnov looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmidt is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt misses with a leg kick.
Schmidt throws a chopping leg kick but Smirnov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smirnov just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but John Schmidt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Schmidt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smirnov throws a hook to the side of Schmidt's head but Schmidt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smirnov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schmidt is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schmidt.
Smirnov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smirnov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schmidt has time to react.
Schmidt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smirnov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smirnov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmidt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Nice jab there from Schmidt.
Schmidt motions for Smirnov to come forward. Schmidt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Smirnov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schmidt throws a looping overhand right but Smirnov ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smirnov.
Smirnov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schmidt tries to work over Smirnov's front leg with a kick but Smirnov checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt blocks a jab.
Schmidt blocks a jab.
Schmidt misses with a hook. Smirnov ducked under it nicely.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Smirnov.
Smirnov with a hook.
Smirnov misses with a leg kick.
Schmidt moves out of range as Smirnov strikes.
Schmidt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schmidt tries to land a leg kick but Smirnov saw it coming and moves away.
Smirnov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schmidt keeps Smirnov at a distance using the push kick.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Smirnov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmidt is looking to clinch but Smirnov is avoiding it.
Schmidt tries to clinch there but Smirnov circles away.
Schmidt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smirnov is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov throws the left hand but Schmidt avoids the punch easily.
Good work by Smirnov as he checks the leg kick.
Smirnov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Smirnov misses with a hook.
Schmidt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Schmidt tries to clinch but Smirnov is having none of it.
Schmidt tries a low kick but Smirnov avoids it.
Smirnov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smirnov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schmidt looks for the body kick but Smirnov saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Smirnov misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schmidt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schmidt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smirnov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Schmidt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schmidt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Schmidt!
John Schmidt decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Greg Bice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Bice has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Bice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Taylor.
A big left from Bice misses.
Bice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Bice with a knee to the head.
Bice trying to control the position but instead, Taylor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bice into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bice.
Bice tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor is pushing Bice up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bice avoiding damage as Taylor throws knees to the body.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Taylor throws an elbow but misses.
Taylor is looking to control Bice's arms but Bice gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taylor has his back to the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bice up against the ropes.
Bice utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bice throws an elbow that misses.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taylor lands a good knee to the midsection. Bice won't want to take too many of those.
Bice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Taylor.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor lands a good knee to the midsection. Bice won't want to take too many of those.
Taylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
Taylor lands a good knee to the midsection. Bice won't want to take too many of those.
I was talking to Bice's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bice taking a breather.
Taylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bice.
Bice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bice utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Bice.
Bice comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bice tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Bice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taylor.
Bice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bice prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bice's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Taylor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taylor blocks a head kick by Bice.
Bice uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Bice.
Bice lands with a hook. Taylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bernhard Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taylor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bice is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taylor.
Taylor jabs Bice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taylor takes one to the side of the head.
Bice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taylor feints and then cracks Bice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bice down.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Bice is out of range.
Bice misses with a looping left.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bice takes one to the side of the head.
Bice feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taylors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taylor darts in and clinches Bice up against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
Bice missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taylor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bice.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bice backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bice tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Bernhard Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bice is trying to maintain a safe position but Taylor gets an underhook and turns Bice into the ropes.
Taylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bice.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taylor as Bice tries to tie him up.
Bice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
Bice is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Bice avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Bice controls the action.
Bice blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Taylor controlling the action here for a moment.
Bice trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bice avoiding damage as Taylor throws knees to the body.
Bice with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Taylor forces Bice back against the ropes and clinches.
Taylor avoiding damage as Bice throws knees to the body.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Bice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Greg Bice has been cut.
Taylor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Bice controls his hands.
Bice throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bice managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Bice has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Bice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taylor lands a nice elbow.
Taylor lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bice tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bice tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bices head.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Bice tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Bice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Bice misses with a knee strike.
Taylor stalling in the clinch.
Taylor blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Bice.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Oh Bice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bice tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Bice seems to have got his legs back now.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taylor breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Bice with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Bice looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Bice get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bice is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Bernhard Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bice defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Bice.
Bice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taylor rushes Bice and presses him up against the ropes.
Bice is trying to maintain a safe position but Taylor gets an underhook and turns Bice into the ropes.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Bice.
Taylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bice.
A short body shot lands from Taylor as the two fighters clinch.
Taylor pushes Bice back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Taylor takes the third round.
The cut man is working on Greg Bice's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bice misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Taylor. That snapped Bice's head back.
Bice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Bice takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor takes one on the button.
Bice feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taylors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Bice doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Bice is looking to slow Taylor down with leg kicks.
Bice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Bice.
Bice misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Bice moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bice.
Taylor lands a leg kick that knocks Bice off balance momentarily.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Taylor lands with a left to the head.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bice avoids it.
Taylor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bice or not.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Bice.
Bice prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Bice lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bice cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bice tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Bice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Bice avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
Taylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor stalling against the ropes.
Bice with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bice managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Taylor dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Greg Bice's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bice fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Bice throws a push kick but Taylor slaps the foot to one side.
Bice takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Bice throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
Bice doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Bice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bice is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bice cracks Taylor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bice throws a nice head kick!
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Bice circles away.
Bice checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bice tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Bernhard Taylor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bice tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Bice thows a body shot but no joy.
Bice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bice throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taylor counters with a thumping low kick.
Bice tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor looks to land a combination. Bice sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bice slips under a jab.
Taylor throws a hook but Bice avoids it easily.
Greg Bice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Bice moved out of range nicely.
Taylor throws a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Taylor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick
and Bice counters with a good low kick that Taylor was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 44:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 44:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernhard Taylor!
Bernhard Taylor made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Greg Bice, you weren't good enough to fight with The Thunder Squad, your run was sweet, but Thunder taught me how to beat you!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Gregory Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master has chosen Shaolin Monastic chanting as his entrance music. Gregory Jules had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Gregory Jules is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Jules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kung Fu Master!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Master.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Master.
A decent looking cross lands there for Master.
It looks like Gregory Jules has been cut.
Jules avoids the head kick by Master.
Master takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jules tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Master scores with a body shot.
Master misses with a body shot.
Jules is looking to land body kicks.
Jules blocks a jab.
Master connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Master misses.
Master pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Master lunges at Jules with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jules's hand.
Jules feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Master's calf.
Jules uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Master.
Master swings for the body but Jules moves out of range.
Master throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Master missing with a left hand there. Jules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Master 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.
Jules ducks under a wild hook from Master.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master thows a body shot but no joy.
Master misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Master throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Master lands a jab to the nose.
Jules keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Master.
Jules avoids the body shot from Master.
Master punishes Jules's body with a nice straight punch.
Jules drives through and clinches with Master against the ropes.
Master throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juless head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jules obliges.
Master is trying to force a seperation but Jules has the dominant position.
Master's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jules keeps control of Master as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Master scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Master on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jules manages to break the clinch.
Master misses with a hook. Jules ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Master misses the target.
Jules goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jules uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Master.
Master misses with a head kick.
Master connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Master 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.
Master swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jules tries to clinch up but Master circles away and keeps his distance.
Jules throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jules is looking to land body kicks.
Jules moves out of range of the strikes.
Jules is looking to clinch but Master is avoiding it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jules.
Jules slips a jab from Master.
Jules blocks a jab.
Jules blocks a head kick by Master.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Master throws a body punch but Jules moves out of range.
Jules doesn't manage to clinch there - Master circles away.
Jules clinches up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Master's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Jules's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jules tries to clinch up.
Jules uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Master.
Master moves out of range of the body kick from Jules.
Master misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jules.
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jules was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
Master keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jules instigates a clinch.
Master is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jules trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Master.
Jules manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jules with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jules manages to break the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jules.
Jules misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Master.
Jules ducks under a wild hook from Master.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master misses with a looping right.
Master punishes Jules's body with a nice straight punch.
Jules is looking to land body kicks.
Kung Fu Master seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Master pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jules doesn't manage to clinch there - Master circles away.
Master missing with a left hand there. Jules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jules.
Nice cross by Master.
Jules blocks a jab.
Master moves out of range of the body kick.
Jules with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Master to score with a decent uppercut.
Jules uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Master.
Master missing with a left hand there. Jules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jules fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jules moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Master avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Master looks to score with a jab to the body but Jules is just out of range.
Jules cracks the inside of Master's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jules throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jules throws the kick towards the body but Master avoids it.
Master misses the jab.
Jules looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jules has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jules there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jules moves into the clinch successfully.
Master pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Master misses with a wild body shot.
Jules looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jules ducks under a wild hook from Master.
A slow jab from Master misses its intended target.
Master throws a lazy right hand but Jules sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Master loads up on a big right hand but Jules slips the punch.
Master moves out of range of the body kick from Jules.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Master throws the left hand but Jules avoids the punch easily.
Master misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jules.
Master scores with a jab to the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jules. Master shrugs it off though.
Jules has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jules there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gregory Jules's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Jules.
Master has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jules.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Master misses its intended target.
Master throws a shot to the body.
Master jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jules is rocked!
Jules lands a front kick.
Master lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Master. Jules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jules closes the distance and clinches.
Master taking a breather.
Master can't find room to land a body shot as Jules controls the action.
Jules lands a good knee to the midsection. Master won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master taking a breather.
Jules presses Master against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Master managing to block the knees to the body from Jules.
Jules is looking to control Master's arms but Master gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jules has his back to the ropes.
Master avoiding damage as Jules throws knees to the body.
Jules trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Master avoids it.
Master on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Master.
Master is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jules putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Master in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jules breaks the clinch.
Master swings widly with a right hand
and Jules makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Master misses with a straight right.
Master swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jules.
Master scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jules doesn't manage to clinch there - Master circles away.
Master connects with a body shot.
Jules misses with an attempted mid kick.
Master blocks a head kick by Jules.
Jules tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Master manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Master misses with a wild body shot.
Jules wants to clinch up but Master keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Master lands with a right hand.
Oh Jules is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jules throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jules seems to have got his legs back now.
Jules takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Master looks to throw the jab but Jules is out of range.
Master ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jules moves away.
Jules throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Master misses the shot to the body.
Master throws a head kick but Jules moves out of range.
Jules throws a wild body kick that Master sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Master misses.
Master throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jules avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Master is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jules.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jules closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Master scores with a jab.
Jules tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Master manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Master avoids the head kick by Jules.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Jules's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Master loads up on a big right hand but Jules slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Master. That snapped Jules's head back.
Jules lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jules plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jules moves into range and clinches up with Master.
Jules prevents a body shot from Master.
Jules blocks an elbow strike from Master.
Gregory Jules has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jules blocks an elbow strike.
Jules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Master avoids it.
Master lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jules avoids a wild elbow strike from Master.
Jules scores a nice knee to the body.
Jules keeps control of Master as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jules breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jules moves away from the strike by Master.
Master misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jules.
Master throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Master throws a body punch but Jules moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jules has Master up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Master.
Master breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Master. Jules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jules clinches with his opponent.
Jules landing knees to the head.
Jules using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jules stalling against the ropes.
Master comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Master tries to work over Jules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Master lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jules or not.
Master lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Master tries to circle away but Jules has him pinned against the ropes.
Master pushes off an throws an elbow but Jules leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Master avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jules dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Master lands an uppercut.
Master misses with a body punch.
Master misses with an elbow strike.
Jules is trying to stall.
Jules breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jules looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Master with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jules.
Master lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jules at a distance.
Master throws a hook but Jules avoids it easily.
Jules on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jules displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Master throws out the jab.
Master misses with a right hand
and Jules counters with a body kick that stops Master in his tracks momentarily.
Master misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jules ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jules looks to land a body kick but Master moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kung Fu Master will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gregory Jules's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jules keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Master.
Both fighters circling a little - Jules finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Jules finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Master just misses with a punch to the body.
Master throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jules wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Jules.
Jules connects with a high kick.
Jules lands a head kick!
Jules lands with a kick to the temple. Master shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jules tries a head kick but it misses.
Master moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Master does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Master moves out of range as Jules throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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.
Master throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jules moves out of range of the strikes.
Master throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jules sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Master. Jules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jules misses with a low kick as Master jumps back.
Jules moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Master loads up on a big right hand but Jules slips the punch.
Master connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jules slips a straight right by Master.
Jules moves into range and clinches up with Master.
Jules missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Master prevents a body shot from Jules.
Master tries to throw a body punch but Jules avoids it by throwing Master back against the ropes.
Master throws a head punch that misses.
Master tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kung Fu Master is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jules wants to get back to striking at distance but Master won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Master fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Master as Jules tries to tie him up.
Master is trying to force a seperation but Jules has the dominant position.
Master misses with a punch to the body.
Master is trying to push Jules away but Jules has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jules missing with knees to the body.
Master avoiding damage as Jules throws knees to the body.
Master manages to break the clinch.
Jules takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Master tests Jules's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Master throws a shot from downtown. Jules moves away and avoids it.
Master fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jules is out of range.
Gregory Jules has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jules is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Fu Master comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Master winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Fu Master!
Post fight, an emotional Kung Fu Master said 'The Northern styles of Shaolin and Chang Quan will always dominate the inferior southern styles.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vector has chosen Hollywood Undead-Undead as his entrance music. Vinnie Vector 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinnie Vector!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanttonen lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanttonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vector will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been informed that Vector has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vector avoids the body shot from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen misses with a combination
and Vector counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Hanttonen misses.
Vector lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Vector turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vector uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hanttonen checks a leg kick.
Hanttonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hanttonen fakes the leg kick and cracks Vector in the body.
Vector fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vector's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hanttonen under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen is looking to land body kicks.
Hanttonen tries to clinch but Vector is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Hanttonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanttonen lands with a hook. Vector tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab from Vector.
Hanttonen throws a low kick, looking for Vector's leg but Vector calmly moves out of range.
Hanttonen stuns Vector with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanttonen drops his hands momentarily and Vector takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanttonen cracks Vector with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Vinnie Vector has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vector misses with a low kick as Hanttonen jumps back.
Vector steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanttonen.
That kick from Vector tenderised Hanttonen's leg. Hanttonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vector listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hanttonen throws a lazy body kick
and Vector counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanttonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vector.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen throws a right hand that misses
and Vector cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanttonen misses the target.
Vector lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vector.
Hanttonen checks a leg kick.
Vector circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vector slips under a jab.
Hanttonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vector. Vector obviously looking to wear him down.
Vector dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanttonen. That did some damage!
Hanttonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vector throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanttonen tries a low kick but Vector avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vector dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanttonen. That did some damage!
Vector steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanttonen.
Vector throws a series of punches but Hanttonen avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Vector dominated that 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!
Vector throws a jab when Hanttonen was well out of range.
Vector misses with a low kick.
Hanttonen misses with a wild combination.
Hanttonen misses with a shot to the body
and Vector makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hanttonen really felt that one!
Hanttonen scores with a three punch combo!
Vector motions for Hanttonen to come forward. Vector throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vector.
Vector misses with a leg kick.
Hanttonen throws a shot from downtown. Vector moves away and avoids it.
Vinnie Vector seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vector buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanttonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vector swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanttonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vector misses with a low kick as Hanttonen jumps back.
Hanttonen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vector's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vector.
Hanttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vector paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vector takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vector has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vector throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some bone on bone action there as Hanttonen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hanttonen throws a nice head kick!
Vector will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vector avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanttonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A leg kick checked by Hanttonen.
Nice defenses there by Vector.
A good leg kick by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tries to clinch but Vector is having none of it.
Hanttonen looks to land a body kick but Vector moved away.
Hanttonen throws a hook to the side of Vector's head but Vector sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanttonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Vector off the ropes and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanttonen checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vector looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vector displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanttonen throws out the jab.
Hanttonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Vector.
Hanttonen throws a hook but Vector avoids it easily.
Vector tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vector connects with a leg kick. Hanttonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hanttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vector paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vector is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vector throws a front kick aimed at Hanttonen's knee but Hanttonen avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vector circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanttonen blocks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Hanttonen.
Vector tries to keep at a distance but Hanttonen has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hanttonen looks for the body kick but Vector saw that one coming.
Hanttonen misses with a head kick.
A jab from Vector finds it's way through Hanttonen's defenses.
Vector misses with a low kick.
Hanttonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hanttonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vector throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanttonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanttonen scores with a nice right hand.
Hanttonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vector was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanttonen.
Vector tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vector scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vector.
Hanttonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vector counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanttonen misses with an uppercut. Vector saw that one coming.
Hanttonen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vector manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanttonen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanttonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Vector counter with a right hand.
Vector moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hanttonen misses with a low kick.
Vector throws a leg kick but Hanttonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vector.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vector.
Marko Hanttonen's cut is getting worse.
Vector with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vector clinches up with Hanttonen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vector is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hanttonen trying to control the position but instead, Vector has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanttonen into the ropes.
Vector with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vector lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanttonen misses with a punch to the body.
Vector dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen is working Vector over against the ropes.
Vector lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Vector tries a knee to the head but Hanttonen blocks it.
Hanttonen tries to stall but Vector uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hanttonen lands an elbow that stopped Vector in his tracks for a moment.
Hanttonen tries to throw a body punch but Vector avoids it by throwing Hanttonen back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanttonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanttonen tries a body shot but Vector blocks it.
Hanttonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vector backwards.
Vector throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanttonen blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Vector really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vector.
Vector finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vector throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hanttonen.
A low kick from Hanttonen is predictable there
and Vector counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hanttonen throws a front kick aimed at Vector's knee but Vector avoids it well.
Vector misses with a leg kick.
Vector scores with a leg kick.
Hanttonen throws a nice looking combination but Vector bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vector throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vector dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanttonen. That did some damage!
Vector misses with a looping left.
Vector misses with a head kick.
Vector drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hanttonen misses with a right hand
and Vector cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vector throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanttonen on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vector fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vector ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanttonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vector scores with a punch to the head.
Vector scores with a punch to the head.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vector.
Vector throws a low kick, looking for Hanttonen's leg but Hanttonen calmly moves out of range.
Hanttonen swings for the body but Vector moves out of range.
Vector dips to his left and cracks Hanttonen with an uppercut!
Vector throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vector.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vector darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanttonen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vector.
Vector on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen jabs at Vector's body.
Hanttonen drives through and clinches with Vector against the ropes.
Hanttonen looking to stall.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanttonen is working Vector over against the ropes.
Vector using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanttonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanttonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hanttonen misses with some punches.
Vector tries to land a knee to the head but Hanttonen blocks with his arms.
Vector trying to land knees to the body.
Hanttonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hanttonen misses with a body punch.
Vector tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Vector dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vector throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanttonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vector has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hanttonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A low kick from Vector misses
and Hanttonen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hanttonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanttonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marko Hanttonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vector fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanttonen.
Vector with a nice cross.
Hanttonen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vector in his tracks.
Vector wants to slow Hanttonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Hanttonen misses with a low kick.
Hanttonen throws a looping overhand right but Vector ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Vector is predictable there
enabling Hanttonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Vector lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanttonen's head.
Vinnie Vector is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vector.
Hanttonen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vector fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vector lunges at Hanttonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanttonen's hand.
Vector moves into range and lands a nice leg 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.
Vector blocks a low kick nicely.
Hanttonen ducks right into an uppercut from Vector.
Vector slips a jab and a cross from Hanttonen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vector.
Hanttonen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vector manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanttonen lands a right hook to the body.
Vector moves into range and clinches up with Hanttonen.
Vector effectively controlling the action here.
Vector working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Hanttonen.
Vector lands a right hand.
Hanttonen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vector looking to stall.
Hanttonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vector misses with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Vector.
Hanttonen checks a leg kick.
Vector staying out of range there.
Hanttonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vector checks it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanttonen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Hanttonen misses
and Vector counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vector turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vector clobbers Hanttonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vinnie Vector.
I think Vector has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Vector!
A victorious Vinnie Vector thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Phil Lynott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynott comes to the ring accompanied by Out in the Fields. Marciano has chosen DEAD MAN'S GUN as his entrance music. Phil Lynott could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Don Marciano's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Lynott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynott throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Lynott missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lynott swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
Sloppy strikes from Marciano. Those never looked like landing.
Lynott scores with a leg kick.
Lynott misses with an uppercut. Marciano saw that one coming.
Marciano blocks a leg kick.
Marciano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Don Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lynott.
A slow jab from Lynott misses its intended target.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lynott lands with an uppercut that bounces Marciano off the ropes and back into range.
It looks like Don Marciano has been cut.
Marciano works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marciano, right into the meat.
Lynott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marciano.
Marciano jabs at Lynott's body.
Marciano throws a leg kick which misses Lynott's front leg but catches the back leg as Lynott tries to avoid it.
Marciano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano connects with an inside leg kick.
Marciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been informed that Marciano has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Marciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marciano throws the kick towards the body but Lynott avoids it.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marciano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lynott connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marciano scrambles back to his feet.
Marciano scores with a nice right hand.
Marciano dips to his left and cracks Lynott with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynott motions for Marciano to come forward. Lynott throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano lands with a kick to the temple. Lynott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano connects with a body shot that sends Lynott's belly button to the back.
Marciano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lynott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marciano scores with a leg kick.
Lynott is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano checks a leg kick.
Lynott loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Lynott misses the jab.
Marciano scores with a nice head shot.
Marciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lynott.
Marciano lands with a shot to the body.
Lynott ducks into a a hook from Marciano and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Marciano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marciano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marciano scores with a shot to the body.
Lynott ducks into a a hook from Marciano and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Crunch! Marciano slams his shin into Lynott's torso.
Marciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marciano, as that shot connected.
Lynott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.
Lynott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marciano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lynott had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lynott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marciano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lynott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marciano. Marciano obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left lands for Marciano.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body. Lynott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marciano cracks Lynott with an open hand slap.
Marciano throws a right hand that Lynott ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynott also avoids with ease.
Marciano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Marciano throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Lynott is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Don Marciano!
A victorious Don Marciano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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