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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sang Min The Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunnas has chosen Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus as his entrance music. 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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290 lbs
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310 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Min The Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunnas moves out of range of the strikes.
The Flash lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kunnas takes a step back to recover.
Kunnas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kunnas.
It looks like Sang Min The Flash has been cut.
The Flash has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunnas pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Flash is out of range and Kunnas settles back down.
We've been informed that Kunnas 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.
Kunnas lands a jab to the nose.
Kunnas misses with a low kick.
Kunnas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Flashs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The Flash misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Flash.
The Flash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Flash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kunnas.
Kunnas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Flash's calf.
Kunnas tries to close the distance and clinch but The Flash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Flash blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kunnas.
A telegraphed right hand from The Flash misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Flash checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kunnas.
Kunnas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Flash's calf.
The Flash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kunnas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Flash stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kunnas.
The Flash ducks right into an uppercut from Kunnas.
Kunnas throws a leg kick
and The Flash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Flash throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kunnas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Flash has time to react.
Kunnas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Flash checks the leg kick.
Kunnas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kunnas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kunnas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kunnas checks the leg kick.
The Flash dodges the punch combination from Kunnas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Flash.
The Flash thows a body shot but no joy.
The Flash thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Flash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Flash lands a jab-cross combination.
The Flash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Flash throws a nice looking combination but Kunnas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Flash looks to land a left hand but Kunnas moved out of range nicely.
The Flash throws a jab but it's blocked by Kunnas.
The Flash throws a looping overhand right but Kunnas ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Flash lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Flash throws a leg kick but Kunnas moved away.
Kunnas scores with a leg kick.
Kunnas moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Kunnas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sang Min The Flash's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kunnas misses with an uppercut.
The Flash scores with a leg kick.
Kunnas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Flash.
Kunnas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kunnas scores with a leg kick.
The Flash blocks a leg kick.
Kunnas scores with a decent looking hook.
Kunnas misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kunnas throws a leg kick
and The Flash counters with a straight right hand.
Kunnas tries to score with a low kick but The Flash moves his leg out of the way.
The Flash throws a head kick that misses
and Kunnas counters with a low kick, right behind The Flash 's knee.
Kunnas wants to slow The Flash down by chopping away at his legs.
Kunnas moves out of range as The Flash strikes.
Kunnas motions for The Flash to come forward. Kunnas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kunnas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Flash is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kunnas tries to clinch there but The Flash circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas slips under a jab.
The Flash throws a jab but it's blocked by Kunnas.
Kunnas connects with an inside leg kick.
Kunnas misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kunnas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kunnas thuds his right hand into The Flash's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mauri Kunnas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Flash dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kunnas. That did some damage!
Kunnas misses with a low kick.
Kunnas cracks The Flash with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kunnas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kunnas throws a low kick but The Flash avoids it.
Kunnas 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.
Kunnas defending well as The Flash loads up on a big left hand.
The Flash misses with a leg kick
and Kunnas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kunnas misses with a looping left.
Kunnas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Flash lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kunnas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Flash checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kunnas.
The Flash steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kunnas.
A slow jab from Kunnas misses its intended target.
Kunnas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kunnas instigates a clinch.
The Flash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kunnas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kunnas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kunnas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunnas wants to land a leg kick but The Flash is out of range.
The Flash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kunnas is looking to chop away at The Flash's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Kunnas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sang Min The Flash'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.
Kunnas feints and then cracks The Flash's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Flash down.
Kunnas lands with an uppercut that bounces The Flash off the ropes and back into range.
The Flash stuns Kunnas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as The Flash checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kunnas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kunnas throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Flash checks a leg kick.
The Flash scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunnas blocks a head kick by The Flash.
Kunnas lands with a straight right. The Flash didn't see that one coming.
Sang Min The Flash's cut is getting worse.
Kunnas wants to clinch.
The Flash takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kunnas ducks under a wild hook from The Flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kunnas lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Flash takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick from Kunnas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kunnas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kunnas throws a leg kick but The Flash checks it.
Kunnas lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Flash checks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of The Flash 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kunnas throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Flash.
Kunnas throws a good cross that connects.
Sang Min The Flash's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kunnas moves into range and clinches up with The Flash.
Kunnas breaks the clinch.
The Flash swats away the attempt to clinch by Kunnas.
Kunnas tried to score with a low kick but The Flash checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kunnas clips The Flash with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give The Flash a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
The Flash swats away the attempt to clinch by Kunnas.
The Flash takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Flash is rocked!
Kunnas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Flash leaves his chin hanging out and Kunnas seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! The Flash crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mauri Kunnas!
Mauri Kunnas 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anavar Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kveldulfsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Moti Ragnarokum. 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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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anavar Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Punch wants to slow Kveldulfsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Punch throws a chopping leg kick but Kveldulfsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kveldulfsson cracks Punch with a good jab.
It looks like Anavar Punch has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kveldulfsson.
We've been told by Punch's head coaches at [CBK] Punch-kicker Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kveldulfsson throws a head kick but Punch moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kveldulfsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Punch throws a leg kick
and Kveldulfsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Punch's knee momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Kveldulfsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Punch dodges the punch combination from Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Punch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Punch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kveldulfsson is able to avoid easily.
Kveldulfsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Punch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Punch moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kveldulfsson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kveldulfsson trying to control the position but instead, Punch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kveldulfsson into the ropes.
Punch avoiding damage as Kveldulfsson throws knees to the body.
Kveldulfsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kveldulfsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Punch is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punch.
Kveldulfsson breaks the clinch.
Punch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kveldulfsson throws a series of punches but Punch avoids them all with ease.
Kveldulfsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kveldulfsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Punch working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kveldulfsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Punch is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Punch fails to land.
Kveldulfsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kveldulfsson is trying to break the clinch but Punch has him pressed against the ropes.
Kveldulfsson tries a knee to the head but Punch blocks it.
Punch swings wildly with an uppercut but Kveldulfsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punch managing to block the knees to the body from Kveldulfsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kveldulfsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Punch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kveldulfsson blocks an uppercut.
Punch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kveldulfsson taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Punch misses.
Punch catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Kveldulfsson stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Kveldulfsson walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Kveldulfsson lands a head kick. Punch smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anavar Punch should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Anavar Punch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kveldulfsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Punch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Punch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kveldulfsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Punch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punch misses with a hook
and Kveldulfsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Punch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Punch swings widly with a right hand
and Kveldulfsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Punch shrugs it off.
Punch scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Kveldulfsson beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kveldulfsson throws a head kick but Punch moves out of range.
Kveldulfsson misses with a head kick.
Kveldulfsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Anavar Punch's cut is getting worse.
Kveldulfsson lands a front kick.
Punch avoids the head kick by Kveldulfsson.
Punch looks to land a combination but Kveldulfsson avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kveldulfsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Punch taking a breather.
Kveldulfsson is trying to stall.
Punch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Punch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kveldulfsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kveldulfsson blocking some punches.
Kveldulfsson has Punch pressed against the ropes.
Punch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Punch misses with a looping left.
Kveldulfsson 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.
Kveldulfsson fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Punch does no damage.
Punch has closed the distance and engaged Kveldulfsson in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch lands with a right to the head.
Kveldulfsson takes a shot to the head.
Kveldulfsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kveldulfsson can't find room to land a body shot as Punch controls the action.
Punch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Punch.
Punch blocks an elbow strike.
Kveldulfsson breaks the clinch.
Kveldulfsson throws a right hand that Punch ducks under and follows up with a left that Punch also avoids with ease.
Punch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kveldulfsson throws a head kick that misses
and Punch counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punch throws a leg kick
and Kveldulfsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Punch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kveldulfsson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Punch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kveldulfsson can turn it around.
Kveldulfsson lands a nice elbow.
Kveldulfsson trying to control the position but instead, Punch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kveldulfsson into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anavar Punch will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Anavar Punch's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Punch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kveldulfsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Kveldulfsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punch manages to avoid it.
Punch looks to land a left hand but Kveldulfsson moved out of range nicely.
Kveldulfsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kveldulfsson throws a nice looking combination but Punch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Punch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kveldulfsson is able to avoid easily.
Kveldulfsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kveldulfsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kveldulfsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A cross from Punch lands.
Punch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kveldulfsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kveldulfsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch tries to close the distance and clinch but Kveldulfsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kveldulfsson.
Punch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kveldulfsson throws a head kick that Punch semi-blocks.
Anavar Punch's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Punch lands a really nice looking cross but Kveldulfsson seems unphased.
Kveldulfsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punch.
Kveldulfsson walks into a straight right hand from Punch.
Kveldulfsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kveldulfsson moves into range and clinches up with Punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punch works on Kveldulfsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Kveldulfsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Punch breaks the clinch.
Kveldulfsson lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kveldulfsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Punch misses with a straight right.
Kveldulfsson misses with a head kick.
Punch throws a low kick but Kveldulfsson moves out of range easily.
Kveldulfsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kveldulfsson gets tackled into the ropes by Punch. Punch maintains the clinch.
Kveldulfsson blocks a body shot from Punch.
Punch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Come on Punch - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kveldulfsson has a couple of punches blocked by Punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson is stalling here.
Punch misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Anavar Punch did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Anavar Punch'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.
Kveldulfsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kveldulfsson lands with a nice body punch.
Anavar Punch is winning the standup battle so far.
Punch forces Kveldulfsson back against the ropes and clinches.
A hook to the body from Kveldulfsson.
Punch throws a punch but it's blocked by Kveldulfsson.
Punch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Punch lands with a right to the head.
Punch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kveldulfsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kveldulfsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punch will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Punch as Kveldulfsson tries to tie him up.
Kveldulfsson lands a damaging elbow.
Punch presses Kveldulfsson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Punch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Punch throws a leg kick that misses.
Kveldulfsson misses with a few strikes there.
Kveldulfsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Punch misses with a low kick.
Kveldulfsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Punch clinches up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punch.
Punch lands a left hand.
Punch blocks an elbow strike from Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson is looking to control Punch's arms but Punch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kveldulfsson has his back to the ropes.
Punch misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punch misses with some punches.
Kveldulfsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Punch breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Punch.
Punch wants to land a leg kick but Kveldulfsson is out of range.
Kveldulfsson feints and then cracks Punch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Punch down.
Punch closes the distance and pushes Kveldulfsson back into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Punch lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kveldulfsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kveldulfsson throws a series of punches but Punch avoids them all with ease.
Kveldulfsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Anavar Punch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anavar Punch'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!
Kveldulfsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punch.
A cross from Punch lands.
A low kick from Punch misses
and Kveldulfsson counters with a three punch combo that has Punch backing up. Punch nods at Kveldulfsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Punch throws a low kick but Kveldulfsson moves out of range easily.
Punch throws a jab when Kveldulfsson was well out of range.
Punch is looking to clinch but Kveldulfsson is avoiding it.
Kveldulfsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kveldulfsson slips a straight right by Punch.
Kveldulfsson throws a hook but Punch blocks it.
Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some bone on bone action there as Kveldulfsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Punch throws a low kick but Kveldulfsson moves out of range easily.
Kveldulfsson throws out a head kick that Punch doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Punch 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 Punch's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Punch is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kveldulfsson throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Punch crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Boxxing Pro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Legionarius (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Boxxing Pro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pro misses with a low kick.
Pro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pro looks to score with a jab to the body but Legionarius is just out of range.
Pro digs a good hook to Legionarius's body.
Pro lands with a nice combination. Legionarius backs away looking to recover.
Pro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Legionarius moves away.
Legionarius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Legionarius misses with a low kick as Pro jumps back.
Pro misses with a hook
and Legionarius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Legionarius, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legionarius instigates a clinch.
Legionarius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legionarius backwards.
Legionarius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Legionarius misses with a punch to the body.
Legionarius blocking some punches.
Pro misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius struggles to land a body shot inside as Pro controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Legionarius takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Legionarius.
Legionarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legionarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pro misses with a body punch.
Pro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Legionarius lands a body shot.
Legionarius manages to break the clinch.
Pro cracks a nice hook into Legionarius's ribs.
Legionarius misses with a leg kick.
Pro looks for the body kick but Legionarius saw that one coming.
Legionarius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pro defending well as Legionarius loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pro. That's going to slow Legionarius down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pro swinging wildly here.
Pro misses the body punch
and Legionarius counters by clinching up.
Legionarius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pro.
Pro working hard to break the clinch.
Pro tries to break the clinch but Legionarius is controlling the position.
Legionarius keeps control of Pro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Legionarius tries to throw a body punch but Pro avoids it by throwing Legionarius back against the ropes.
Legionarius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Legionarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Legionarius as the two fighters clinch.
Pro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pro can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legionarius scores with a shot to the side of Pro's head.
Legionarius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Legionarius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Legionarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Boxxing Pro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pro throws a hook but Legionarius blocks it.
Pro lands a jab to the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pro!
Pro misses with a low kick.
Legionarius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pro manages to avoid it.
Pro tries a head kick but it misses.
Pro throws a body punch but Legionarius moves out of range.
Boxxing Pro is winning the standup battle so far.
Legionarius 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.
Legionarius blocks a jab.
Legionarius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legionarius misses with a straight left.
Pro scores with the left hand. Legionarius knows he should have avoided that one.
Legionarius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pro, as that shot connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Legionarius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Legionarius is able to avoid easily.
Legionarius throws a leg kick but Pro moved away.
Pro throws a combination that misses
and Legionarius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pro.
Pro punishes Legionarius's body with a nice straight punch.
Legionarius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pro checks it well.
Legionarius punishes Pro's body with a nice straight punch.
Pro tries a head kick but it misses.
Legionarius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pro checks a low kick from Legionarius.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Legionarius 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 Pro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boxxing Pro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legionarius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pro throws a jab but it's blocked by Legionarius.
Legionarius throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legionarius misses with an uppercut.
Pro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Legionarius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Legionarius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Legionarius throws a chopping leg kick but Pro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pro checks a leg kick.
Legionarius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pro.
Pro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Legionarius tenderised Pro's leg. Pro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Legionarius. Legionarius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Legionarius throws a chopping leg kick but Pro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Boxxing Pro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A lazy body kick from Pro
and Legionarius counters with a nice body kick.
Pro throws a combination. Legionarius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Legionarius connects with a looping right hand.
Legionarius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pro's calf.
A bone on bone clash there as Pro blocks the leg kick.
Pro 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.
Pro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pro throws a combination. Legionarius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legionarius.
Legionarius throws a leg kick that misses.
Pro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Legionarius misses with a body shot.
Pro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Legionarius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pro's sensitive parts.
Pro misses with a low kick.
Pro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Legionarius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pro throws a sloppy head kick and Legionarius moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Pro.
Pro lands an overhand right.
Legionarius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Legionarius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legionarius throws a head kick but Pro moves out of range.
Legionarius lands a lovely overhand right.
Pro's corner calls for a 1-2. Pro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Legionarius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pro slips a straight right by Legionarius.
Legionarius scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pro misses with a looping left.
Pro misses with an uppercut
and Legionarius counters with a nice uppercut.
Pro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pro misses the shot to the body.
Legionarius is looking to score with low kicks.
Pro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Legionarius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Legionarius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pro manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legionarius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Legionarius throws a solid leg kick but Pro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Legionarius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Legionarius really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Legionarius throws a push kick but Pro slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Legionarius misses.
Legionarius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pro blocks a head kick by Legionarius.
Pro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legionarius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Pro both land. Nice combination.
Legionarius jabs at Pro's body.
Legionarius 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.
Pro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legionarius.
Legionarius checks a leg kick.
Legionarius just misses with a punch to the body.
Pro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Legionarius counters with a nice uppercut.
Legionarius defending well as Pro loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pro digs a good body shot into Legionarius's ribs.
Pro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Legionarius slips under a jab from Pro.
Legionarius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Pro.
Legionarius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Legionarius checks a low kick from Pro.
Pro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legionarius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pro.
Legionarius tries to work over Pro's front leg with a kick but Pro checks it.
Legionarius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab from Legionarius.
A shot to the body from Pro misses
and Legionarius counters with a straight right hand.
Pro avoids the head kick by Legionarius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Legionarius stalks Pro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pro's face. Pro staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legionarius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Legionarius misses with a hook to the body
and Legionarius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Legionarius scoring well with a low kick there.
Pro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Legionarius.
A clash of legs there as Legionarius blocks the low kick.
Pro throws a head kick but Legionarius moves out of range.
Legionarius defending well as Pro loads up on a big left hand.
Legionarius lands a head kick!
It looks like Boxxing Pro has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legionarius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Legionarius. Legionarius obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Legionarius dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Boxxing Pro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pro cracks Legionarius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pro checks a leg kick.
Legionarius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Legionarius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Legionarius has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Legionarius digs a good hook to Pro's body.
Pro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Legionarius's sensitive parts.
Pro misses with a low kick.
Pro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legionarius scoring well with a low kick there.
Pro misses with a two punch combination.
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.
Legionarius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Pro misses.
Legionarius lands with a nice body kick.
Legionarius misses the shot to the body.
Legionarius lands a head kick!
Legionarius rushes Pro and presses him up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Legionarius as the two fighters clinch.
Legionarius pushes Pro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pro tries to break the clinch but Legionarius is controlling the position.
Legionarius lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legionarius cracks Pro with a nice body shot.
Pro is looking to control Legionarius's arms but Legionarius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pro has his back to the ropes.
Nice body punch from Legionarius.
Legionarius lands an uppercut.
Legionarius scores with a shot to the side of Pro's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pro tries to circle away but Legionarius has him pinned against the ropes.
Legionarius scores with a shoulder strike.
Legionarius blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Legionarius.
Legionarius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pro backwards.
Legionarius cracks Pro with a nice body shot.
Pro can't break the clinch.
Legionarius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Legionarius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Legionarius.
Pro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Legionarius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pro backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legionarius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boxxing Pro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legionarius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pro.
Legionarius misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alessio Legionarius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Legionarius has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:49
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessio Legionarius!
Alessio Legionarius decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes to the ring accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. Pequeno has chosen Căo da Morte by Măo Morta as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Pequeno!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pequeno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pequeno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Pequeno moved away.
Pequeno throws a front kick aimed at Azhari's knee but Azhari avoids it well.
Pequeno is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
Azhari connects with an inside leg kick.
Pequeno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pequeno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azhari thows a leg kick but Pequeno checks it
and Pequeno counters with a left to the body.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pequeno.
Pequeno throws a low kick, looking for Azhari's leg but Azhari calmly moves out of range.
Pequeno throws a hook but Azhari blocks it.
Pequeno connects with a body shot that sends Azhari's belly button to the back.
Pequeno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari slips under a jab from Pequeno.
Pequeno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Azhari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pequeno fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azhari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Pequeno is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azhari.
Pequeno throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Pequeno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pequeno manages to avoid it.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at [CBK] Punch-kicker Academy in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. Pequeno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pequeno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Pequeno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azhari wants to clinch.
Pequeno thows a body shot but no joy.
Azhari ducks right into an uppercut from Pequeno.
Pequeno lands a jab to Azhari's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Azhari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pequeno throws a head kick that Azhari semi-blocks.
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pequeno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Azhari.
A combination from Pequeno does no damage.
Azhari throws a solid leg kick but Pequeno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azhari.
Good shot there by Azhari.
Pequeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Azhari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pequeno throws a leg kick but Azhari checks it.
Pequeno throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno throws a leg kick but Azhari moved away.
A head kick misses from Pequeno.
Azhari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Azhari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pequeno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Azhari.
Pequeno works over Azhari's head and body with a nice combination.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pequeno.
Azhari is looking to wear down Pequeno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari blocks a jab.
Azhari swings for the body but Pequeno moves out of range.
Azhari misses with a body shot.
Pequeno clinches up with Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pequeno blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Azhari.
Pequeno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pequeno lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azhari.
Azhari can't find room to land a body shot as Pequeno controls the action.
Azhari throws an elbow that misses.
Pequeno lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Azhari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pequeno's brow.
Azhari tries to break the clinch but Pequeno is controlling the position.
Pequeno pushes Azhari back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pequeno can't find room to land a body shot as Azhari controls the action.
Azhari prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
Pequeno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Azhari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azhari lands an elbow that stopped Pequeno in his tracks for a moment.
Pequeno throws a punch but it's blocked by Azhari.
Pequeno tries to work over Azhari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Azhari throws an elbow but misses.
Azhari misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Azhari.
Pequeno has a couple of punches blocked by Azhari.
A short left from Pequeno.
Pequeno scores with a shot to the side of Azhari's head.
Azhari prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
Pequeno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pequeno lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Azhari throws an elbow but misses.
Azhari pushes off an throws an elbow but Pequeno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pequeno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pequeno swings wildly with an uppercut but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azhari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pequeno misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azhari.
Pequeno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pequeno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Pequeno avoids the body shot from Azhari.
Azhari connects with a body shot.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pequeno blocks a low kick nicely.
Azhari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azhari punishes Pequeno's body with a nice straight punch.
Pequeno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azhari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joao Pequeno will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Azhari throws a leg kick but Pequeno checks it.
Pequeno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pequeno misses with a low kick.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. Pequeno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pequeno scores with a shot to the body.
Azhari slips a jab and a cross from Pequeno.
Pequeno misses with a body kick.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pequeno's calf.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Pequeno is looking to clinch but Azhari is avoiding it.
Azhari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Azhari throws a push kick but Pequeno slaps the foot to one side.
Pequeno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azhari.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pequeno.
Pequeno misses the shot to the body.
Pequeno throws a solid leg kick but Azhari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pequeno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pequeno will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pequeno misses with a leg kick.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. Pequeno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pequeno checks a leg kick.
Azhari lands a two punch combo.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari digs a good body shot into Pequeno's ribs.
A good leg kick by Azhari.
Pequeno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick from Pequeno misses.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azhari throws a chopping leg kick but Pequeno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari takes a swing at Pequeno's ribcage but misses.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Azhari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pequeno throws out the jab.
Pequeno scores with a nice strike.
Pequeno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Pequeno.
Azhari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pequeno on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pequeno manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Azhari. That's going to slow Pequeno down.
Azhari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
Pequeno moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pequeno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pequeno keeps control of Azhari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pequeno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pequeno lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebrahim Azhari clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Azhari misses with a leg kick.
Azhari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pequeno.
Pequeno swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Pequeno jabs Azhari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Azhari throws a solid leg kick but Pequeno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azhari.
Pequeno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pequeno is looking to chop away at Azhari's legs.
Azhari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azhari, right into the meat.
Pequeno tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
Pequeno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Azhari misses with a leg kick.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Pequeno.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pequeno moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azhari misses with a low kick as Pequeno jumps back.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
Pequeno throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
Pequeno swinging wildly here.
Pequeno stuns Azhari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pequeno is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Azhari wants to land a leg kick but Pequeno is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azhari.
Pequeno misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Azhari finds it's target.
A combination from Azhari does no damage.
Pequeno is looking to land body kicks.
Pequeno misses with a leg kick.
Azhari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pequeno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno blocks the body kick.
Azhari is looking to slow Pequeno down with leg kicks.
Pequeno avoids the head kick by Azhari.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari avoids the body shot from Pequeno.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Pequeno's leg. Pequeno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Azhari throws a jab when Pequeno was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Azhari.
Azhari slips a jab from Pequeno.
Azhari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pequeno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pequeno throws an overhand right that lands on Azhari's shoulder, as Azhari tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebrahim Azhari had his way with Joao Pequeno in that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pequeno 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.
Joao Pequeno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azhari misses with a body shot
and Pequeno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Azhari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pequeno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Azhari checks a low kick from Pequeno.
Azhari avoids the head kick by Pequeno.
Pequeno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
Azhari wants to slow Pequeno down by chopping away at his legs.
Azhari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pequeno misses with a head kick.
Azhari doesn't manage to clinch there - Pequeno circles away.
Azhari connects with a body shot.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pequeno is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Azhari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ebrahim Azhari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pequeno looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.
Azhari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pequeno lands a nice shot to the body.
Azhari moves in looking to clinch but Pequeno pushes him off.
Pequeno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
A shot to the liver by Azhari. Beautiful body shot.
Pequeno misses with a body shot.
Azhari tries to clinch up.
Azhari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Azhari.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Pequeno.
Pequeno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azhari is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azhari jabs at Pequeno's body.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pequeno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pequeno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Azhari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azhari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Azhari.
Pequeno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Azhari counters with a slapping leg kick.
Azhari lands a jab to Pequeno's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pequeno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azhari. Azhari obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Azhari. Pequeno shrugs it off though.
Azhari lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ebrahim Azhari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Azhari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mustafa Guseinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wells Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dengel has chosen Flames by Lil Dicky! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Guseinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wells Dengel!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guseinov with a jab.
Guseinov digs a good body shot into Dengel's ribs.
Dengel throws a looping overhand right but Guseinov ducks down to avoid it.
Guseinov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dengel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dengel misses with a hook. Guseinov ducked under it nicely.
Guseinov works the jab nicely.
Dengel throws a head kick that misses.
Dengel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Guseinov counter with a right hand.
Guseinov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dengel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guseinov finds it's way round the side to connect with Dengel's head.
Dengel misses with a hook
and Guseinov counters with a straight right hand.
Guseinov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guseinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dengel.
Dengel looks to score with a jab to the body but Guseinov is just out of range.
Guseinov slips under a jab from Dengel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guseinov lands a nice hook to Dengel's body. Dengel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Dengel.
Dengel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wells Dengel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Guseinov!
Dengel misses with a jab to the body
and Guseinov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel throws a lazy uppercut
and Guseinov counters with a stiff right hand.
Guseinov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dengel. Dengel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dengel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dengel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guseinov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guseinov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dengel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guseinov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dengel scrambles back to his feet.
Guseinov lands a nice looking body shot.
Dengel misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Guseinov to counter with a crisp jab.
Dengel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guseinov slips a straight right by Dengel.
Guseinov tries to land a front kick but Dengel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dengel throws a body punch but Guseinov moves out of range.
Dengel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guseinov to score with a decent uppercut.
Guseinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dengel.
Dengel lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guseinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dengel misses the target.
Guseinov cracks Dengel with an open hand slap.
Dengel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guseinov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dengel in his tracks.
Dengel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guseinov.
Dengel lands with a good body shot.
A left lands for Guseinov.
Dengel closes the distance but Guseinov moves to the side
and Guseinov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guseinov scores with a jab. Dengel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dengel misses the shot to the body.
Guseinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dengel misses with a kick to the body.
Guseinov looks to land a left hand but Dengel moved out of range nicely.
Dengel lands a nice hook to Guseinov's body. Guseinov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dengel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guseinov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dengel misses with a straight right.
Dengel takes one to the chin there.
Dengel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Guseinov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Guseinov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Guseinov swings for the body but Dengel moves out of range.
Guseinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dengel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guseinov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dengel if he has to take too many more of those.
Dengel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dengel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guseinov's head backwards.
Dengel misses with a hook
and Guseinov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dengel misses the jab.
Guseinov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guseinov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Guseinov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dengel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guseinov connects with the punch.
Guseinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Guseinov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dengel has time to react.
Dengel missing with a left hand there. Guseinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dengel throws the kick towards the body but Guseinov avoids it.
Mustafa Guseinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Dengel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dengel missing with a left hand there. Guseinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel just misses with a punch to the body.
Dengel misses with a left hand
letting Guseinov counter with a right hand.
Guseinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dengel.
Dengel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Guseinov's corner calls for a 1-2. Guseinov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Guseinov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dengel is rocked!
Guseinov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dengel is still on wobbly legs! Can Guseinov finish him?
Dengel drops his hands momentarily and Guseinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dengel walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Dengel is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mustafa Guseinov!
Our winner, Mustafa Guseinov, 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.
Wells Dengel was interviewed post fight and said 'Nothing like learning a lesson from a master but seriously losing sucks ...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Edward Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Richtofen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Darko!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darko throws a series of strikes that have Richtofen backpedaling.
It looks like Edward Richtofen has been cut.
We've been informed that Darko 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.
Darko misses the jab.
Darko throws an overhand right that lands on Richtofen's shoulder, as Richtofen tries to avoid the shot.
Darko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Richtofen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Richtofen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darko slips a jab from Richtofen.
Darko throws a body punch but Richtofen moves out of range.
Darko digs a good hook to Richtofen's body.
Richtofen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darko. That did some damage!
Darko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richtofen.
Darko throws an off balance right hand
and Richtofen counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko slips a jab and a cross from Richtofen.
Nice straight punches there by Darko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darko.
Richtofen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richtofen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darko.
Darko slips a straight right by Richtofen.
A big left from Darko misses.
Richtofen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darko looks to land a right hand but Richtofen moved out of range.
Darko misses with a leg kick.
Darko punishes Richtofen's body with a nice straight punch.
Richtofen thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Richtofen misses its intended target.
Darko thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Richtofen.
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!
Richtofen lands a front kick.
Richtofen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Richtofen blocks the leg kick.
Darko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richtofen. Richtofen obviously looking to wear him down.
Richtofen lands with a nice body punch.
Darko looks winded!
Darko throws a jab but it's blocked by Richtofen.
Darko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richtofen was well out of range. Poor timing from Darko.
Richtofen throws a low kick but Darko moves out of range easily.
Darko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Richtofen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richtofen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Richtofen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darko in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richtofen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Darko throws a lazy right hand but Richtofen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richtofen thumps Darko with a low kick.
Donnie Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richtofen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Richtofen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Richtofen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Richtofen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Richtofen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Darko. Those never looked like landing.
Richtofen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Richtofen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richtofen walks into a stiff left hand from Darko.
Darko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richtofen lands a head kick. Darko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Richtofen lands a lovely overhand right.
Darko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darko tries to work over Richtofen's front leg with a kick but Richtofen checks it.
A jab lands there for Richtofen.
Edward Richtofen is winning the standup battle so far.
Richtofen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko misses with a straight left.
Darko misses with a looping right.
Darko throws out a loose jab but Richtofen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darko tries to land a body kick
and Richtofen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darko is breathing heavily.
Richtofen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richtofen scores with a jab.
Richtofen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darko works the jab nicely.
Darko tries a head kick but it misses.
Richtofen misses with a body shot.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richtofen 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.
Darko throws a body punch but Richtofen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richtofen misses with a looping right.
Richtofen looks low and kicks high, catching Darko right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Darko is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Richtofen. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darko is still on wobbly legs! Can Richtofen finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Darko misses the target.
Darko seems to have recovered his senses.
Darko catches Richtofen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Richtofen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
Richtofen thows a body kick. Darko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Richtofen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richtofen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darko fails to land with a series of punches.
Richtofen lands a front kick.
A good leg kick by Richtofen.
Richtofen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Richtofen will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Edward Richtofen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Richtofen ducks under a wild hook from Darko.
Darko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Richtofen's head.
Richtofen throws the left hand but Darko avoids the punch easily.
Richtofen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darko.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darko, as that shot connected.
Darko misses with a right hand
and Richtofen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darko avoids the body shot from Richtofen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darko, as that shot connected.
Richtofen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richtofen connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richtofen throws a sloppy head kick and Darko moves out of range easily.
Darko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darko. Richtofen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko tries to clinch
and Richtofen counters with an outside leg kick.
Richtofen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Richtofen slips a jab from Darko.
Darko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richtofen looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Darko misses the body punch
letting Richtofen counter with a right hand.
Richtofen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darko.
Nice shot by Richtofen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darko looks to score with a jab to the body but Richtofen is just out of range.
Darko throws a body kick that misses.
Richtofen thuds a left hand into Darko's body.
Darko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richtofen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richtofen.
Richtofen connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Darko's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Darko - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Edward Richtofen!
Edward Richtofen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shamus McDermid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Pericic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDermid comes to the ring accompanied by The Drunken Scotsman - The Irish Rovers. Pericic has chosen T.N.T as his entrance music. Shamus McDermid 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shamus McDermid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Pericic!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pericic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDermid.
Pericic scores with a decent looking hook.
Pericic is looking to clinch but McDermid is avoiding it.
McDermid works the jab nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDermid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pericic tries to clinch there but McDermid circles away.
Pericic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDermid. That did some damage!
McDermid has Pericic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pericic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pericic tries to land knees in the clinch but McDermid avoids the damage to the body.
Pericic avoids the elbow strike from McDermid, against the ropes.
McDermid tries to break the clinch but Pericic is controlling the position.
Pericic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDermid's elbow.
McDermid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pericic's efforts to push away.
McDermid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McDermid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pericic avoids the elbow strike from McDermid, against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that McDermid has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
McDermid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDermid throws a leg kick but Pericic moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pericic.
McDermid wants to land a leg kick but Pericic is out of range.
McDermid has closed the distance and engaged Pericic in a clinch.
Pericic misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pericic.
Pericic avoids a wild elbow strike from McDermid.
McDermid takes a knee to the side of the body.
McDermid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pericic tries to clinch but McDermid moves out of range.
McDermid clinches with his opponent.
McDermid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pericic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pericic misses with an elbow strike.
Pericic told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
McDermid is trying to break free.
McDermid wants to get back to striking at distance but Pericic won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pericic just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDermid's brow.
McDermid can't break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pericic trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from McDermid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermid breaks from the clinch.
Pericic tries to keep at a distance but McDermid has taken the fight into the clinch.
McDermid lands an elbow inside that Pericic shrugs off.
McDermid blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from McDermid.
Pericic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pericic throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Pericic.
McDermid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDermid is looking to clinch but Pericic is avoiding it.
Pericic lands a nice looking body kick.
Pericic wants to clinch.
McDermid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDermid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McDermid connects with a looping right hand.
Pericic fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shamus McDermid will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDermid loads up on a big right hand but Pericic slips the punch.
McDermid rushes Pericic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pericic avoids the elbow strike from McDermid, against the ropes.
McDermid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDermid doesn't manage to clinch there - Pericic circles away.
McDermid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pericic tries to clinch but McDermid moves out of range.
McDermid doesn't manage to clinch there - Pericic circles away.
McDermid misses with a wild body shot.
Pericic wants to clinch up but McDermid keeps it at a distance.
Pericic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDermid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pericic doesn't manage to clinch there - McDermid circles away.
Pericic misses with a wild combination.
Pericic slips under a jab from McDermid.
McDermid looks for the body kick but Pericic saw that one coming.
Pericic blocks the body kick.
Pericic tries to clinch up but McDermid circles away and keeps his distance.
McDermid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pericic moves forwards but McDermid connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDermid tries to clinch there but Pericic circles away.
Pericic tries to clinch up but McDermid circles away and keeps his distance.
Pericic throws a sloppy head kick and McDermid moves out of range easily.
McDermid tries to clinch up but Pericic circles away and keeps his distance.
McDermid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pericic moves away.
McDermid clinches up against the ropes.
McDermid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pericic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pericic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pericic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDermid misses with an elbow strike.
Pericic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDermid is defending well for now.
McDermid keeps control of Pericic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pericic lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Shamus McDermid has been cut.
McDermid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pericic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pericic scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
McDermid throws a jab but it's blocked by Pericic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by McDermid.
McDermid looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A clash of legs there as Pericic blocks the low kick.
McDermid lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McDermid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pericic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pericic scores with a sloppy right hand. McDermid should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pericic throws a head kick but McDermid moves out of range.
McDermid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice body kick there by Pericic.
Pericic throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pericic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pericic moves out of range as McDermid strikes.
McDermid defending well as Pericic loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDermid closes the distance and clinches.
Pericic misses with an elbow over the top.
McDermid breaks from the clinch.
McDermid takes one on the button.
McDermid keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shamus McDermid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shamus McDermid'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.
McDermid blocks a head kick by Pericic.
McDermid scores with a head kick. Pericic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Jorge Pericic has been cut.
Pericic scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDermid in his tracks.
Pericic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDermid.
Pericic moves out of range of the body kick from McDermid.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pericic.
McDermid gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pericic trying to land knees to the body.
Pericic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McDermid breaks the clinch.
Pericic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDermid lands a nice looking body kick.
McDermid takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pericic is looking to clinch but McDermid is avoiding it.
Pericic pushes McDermid up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pericic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McDermid in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDermid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDermid blocks a head kick by Pericic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pericic is looking to clinch but McDermid is avoiding it.
Pericic misses with a head kick.
McDermid throws a push kick but Pericic slaps the foot to one side.
McDermid takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pericic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDermid cracks Pericic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shamus McDermid is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McDermid.
McDermid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pericic.
Pericic feints a jab promting McDermid to slip. Pericic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McDermid slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Pericic.
McDermid with a nice cross.
McDermid wants to clinch.
Pericic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pericic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermid connects with a solid leg kick.
McDermid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pericic fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDermid closes the distance and pushes Pericic back into the ropes.
Pericic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pericic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDermid's elbow.
Pericic misses with an elbow strike.
McDermid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pericic blocks the elbow strike.
Pericic has a couple of punches blocked by McDermid.
McDermid lands a nice elbow.
McDermid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pericic wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Pericic lands.
Pericic wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Shamus McDermid did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McDermid throws a front kick that sends Pericic stumbling back into the ropes.
Pericic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDermid.
McDermid moves out of range as Pericic throws a body kick.
Pericic tries to clinch there but McDermid circles away.
Pericic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDermid circles away quickly and effectively.
McDermid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pericic closes the distance but McDermid moves to the side
and McDermid counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDermid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pericic was well out of range. Poor timing from McDermid.
McDermid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pericic, pushing him back against the ropes.
McDermid trying to land knees to the body.
McDermid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pericic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McDermid manages to break the clinch.
McDermid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDermid rushes Pericic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pericic is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McDermid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pericic tries to clinch up.
McDermid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good shot there by McDermid.
McDermid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pericic.
McDermid lands a head kick that bluckles Pericic and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with McDermid no doubt looking to push for a finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pericic misses with an uppercut. McDermid saw that one coming.
Pericic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDermid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDermid is looking to slow Pericic down with leg kicks.
McDermid scores with a hook to the body. Pericic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDermid throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pericic's head.
Pericic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McDermid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDermid has managed to clinch.
McDermid lands a good knee to the midsection. Pericic won't want to take too many of those.
McDermid breaks the clinch.
McDermid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good work by McDermid as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermid tests Pericic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McDermid - that will leave a mark!
McDermid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDermid clinches with his opponent.
McDermid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pericic takes an elbow to the forehead.
McDermid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pericic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McDermid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McDermid has Pericic pressed against the ropes.
McDermid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pericic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDermid.
Pericic fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDermid circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDermid cracks Pericic with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamus McDermid takes the final round due to the solitary knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McDermid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDermid throws a sloppy head kick
and Pericic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McDermid scores with a leg kick.
McDermid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pericic can do to turn this around?
Pericic tries to clinch there but McDermid circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pericic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pericic throws a sloppy head kick and McDermid moves out of range easily.
McDermid misses with a low kick.
McDermid tries to clinch up.
Pericic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDermid tries to close the distance and clinch but Pericic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pericic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDermid is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pericic misses with an uppercut.
Pericic is looking to clinch but McDermid is avoiding it.
McDermid throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDermid staying out of range there.
Pericic throws a sloppy head kick and McDermid moves out of range easily.
Pericic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McDermid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermid lands a really nice looking cross but Pericic seems unphased.
Pericic throws a nice looking combination but McDermid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDermid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McDermid just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Pericic. That snapped McDermid's head back.
McDermid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDermid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pericic.
McDermid 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.
Jorge Pericic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pericic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pericic fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDermid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pericic throws out the jab.
Pericic walks into a straight right hand from McDermid.
Pericic tries to clinch up.
McDermid moves in looking to clinch but Pericic pushes him off.
Pericic misses with a looping left.
Pericic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McDermid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamus McDermid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
McDermid thumps Pericic with a low kick.
Pericic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pericic thuds his right hand into McDermid's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pericic misses the jab.
Pericic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McDermid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Pericic fails to land.
Shamus McDermid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pericic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDermid is defending well for now.
McDermid manages to break the clinch.
McDermid is looking to clinch but Pericic is avoiding it.
Pericic throws a big shot that misses.
McDermid clinches up against the ropes.
Pericic struggles to land a body shot inside as McDermid controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDermid blocks an elbow strike from Pericic.
McDermid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pericic, right into the meat.
Pericic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shamus McDermid.
Well McDermid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shamus McDermid!
An intense looking Shamus McDermid took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Sorry Kid, you ain't making your name off of me! Better Luck next time'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laborina Lim kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hong Entrance Song. Antonio Laborina Lim could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Muraki Tunamoto's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muraki Tunamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laborina Lim tried to score with a low kick but Tunamoto checks it.
Tunamoto ducks under a wild hook from Laborina Lim.
Tunamoto lands a jab to the head.
Tunamoto throws a hook but Laborina Lim avoids it easily.
Tunamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laborina Lim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laborina Lim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mandirigmang Pilipino in the buildup to the fight.
Tunamoto defending well as Laborina Lim loads up on a big left hand.
Laborina Lim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tunamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laborina Lim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laborina Lim throws an overhand right that lands on Tunamoto's shoulder, as Tunamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Tunamoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Laborina Lim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laborina Lim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laborina Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tunamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim throws a shot from downtown. Tunamoto moves away and avoids it.
Tunamoto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laborina Lim's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Tunamoto does no damage.
Tunamoto checks a low kick from Laborina Lim.
Tunamoto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tunamoto.
It looks like Antonio Laborina Lim has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laborina Lim.
A head kick misses from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tunamoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laborina Lim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tunamoto misses with an uppercut.
Laborina Lim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tunamoto.
Tunamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laborina Lim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laborina Lim checks a leg kick nicely.
Laborina Lim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tunamoto misses with an uppercut. Laborina Lim saw that one coming.
Laborina Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Tunamoto is just out of range.
Tunamoto misses with an uppercut. Laborina Lim saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laborina Lim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laborina Lim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tunamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laborina Lim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laborina Lim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Laborina Lim.
Tunamoto leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tunamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Laborina Lim.
Tunamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto lands an elbow just above Laborina Lim 's eye.
Tunamoto wants to break free but Laborina Lim has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laborina Lim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tunamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laborina Lim lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Laborina Lim.
Tunamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tunamoto.
Tunamoto lands a shoulder strike.
Tunamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tunamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Tunamoto blocks a body shot from Laborina Lim.
Tunamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laborina Lim avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tunamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laborina Lim's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tunamoto tries to stall but Laborina Lim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laborina Lim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tunamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tunamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tunamoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Tunamoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laborina Lim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tunamoto avoids a wild elbow strike from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim avoids the elbow strike from Tunamoto, against the ropes.
Laborina Lim managing to block the knees to the body from Tunamoto.
Laborina Lim lands a nice shot to the body.
Tunamoto takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laborina Lim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laborina Lim lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tunamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laborina Lim is defending well for now.
Laborina Lim gets through Tunamoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Laborina Lim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Laborina Lim's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laborina Lim cracks Tunamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laborina Lim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Antonio Laborina Lim is winning the standup battle so far.
Laborina Lim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tunamoto is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laborina Lim. Tunamoto shrugs it off though.
Tunamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Laborina Lim finish him?
Laborina Lim drives through and clinches with Tunamoto against the ropes.
Laborina Lim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tunamoto backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laborina Lim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tunamoto's defenses.
Laborina Lim lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laborina Lim.
Tunamoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tunamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Laborina Lim dodges an elbow strike from Tunamoto.
Laborina Lim cracks Tunamoto with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Tunamoto goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Tunamoto wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Antonio Laborina Lim!
Antonio Laborina Lim retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Antonio Laborina Lim thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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