Dynasty 198 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Greg Bice (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. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bice
vs
Dengel

199 cm
25
186 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
28
183 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Bice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wells Dengel!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dengel looks to land a right hand but Bice moved out of range.
Dengel moves out of range of the strikes.
Bice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dengel scores with a three punch combo!
Dengel takes one to the side of the head.
Bice moves out of range of the body kick.

Bice cracks Dengel with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Dengel is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Dengel is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bice thows a body shot but no joy.
Bice definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dengel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A lazy left from Dengel finds it's target.
Bice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dengel misses with a wild body shot.
Bice misses with a looping left.
Bice misses with an uppercut.
Bice avoids the head kick by Dengel.
Bice throws a body punch but Dengel moves out of range.
Dengel throws a head kick but Bice moves out of range.
Bice misses with a straight right.
Dengel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bice lands a jab to Dengel's midsection.
Bice ducks under a wild hook from Dengel.
Dengel throws a series of strikes that have Bice backpedaling.

It looks like Greg Bice has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bice staggers Dengel with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Dengel looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bice punishes Dengel's body with a nice straight punch.
Bice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dengel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dengel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bice.
The fighters circling - Dengel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bice connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Dengel's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Dengel - 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 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Greg Bice!
Wells Dengel spoke after the fight, saying 'Nothing like learning a lesson from a master but seriously losing sucks ...'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Razz Sukuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Droop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sukuraba
vs
Droop

185 cm
28
168 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

190 cm
31
163 lbs
9 - 11 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Razz Sukuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, George Droop!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukuraba throws a right hand that misses
enabling Droop to counter with a crisp jab.
Sukuraba moves away from the strike by Droop.
George Droop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Droop throws out a loose jab but Sukuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sukuraba scores with a three punch combo!
Droop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Droop throws a lazy head kick
and Sukuraba counters with a nice body shot.
Sukuraba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheers as Sukuraba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Droop doesn't seem phased though.
Sukuraba throws a looping overhand right but Droop ducks down to avoid it.
Droop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sukuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Droop.

Droop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sukuraba, pushing him back against the ropes.
Droop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sukuraba backwards.
Sukuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Droop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on Droop - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sukuraba dodges an elbow strike from Droop.
Droop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sukuraba backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Droop.
Droop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sukuraba lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukuraba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Droop looking to throw knees to the head but Sukuraba is blocking nicely.
Sukuraba lands a hook that snaps the head of Droop backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Droop throws an elbow but misses.
Droop is looking to control Sukuraba's arms but Sukuraba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Droop has his back to the ropes.
Sukuraba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Droop backwards.
Droop working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Droop.
Sukuraba lands with a right to the head.
Droop blocks an uppercut.
Sukuraba misses with a punch on the inside.
Droop struggles to land a body shot inside as Sukuraba controls his hands.
Droop wants to stall.
Droop misses with a knee strike.
Droop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sukuraba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sukuraba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sukuraba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Droop tries to land knees in the clinch but Sukuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Sukuraba misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Droop to work.
Sukuraba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sukuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Droop is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Droop stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sukuraba.
Sukuraba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Droop's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Droop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sukuraba backwards.
Droop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Droop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sukuraba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sukuraba misses with the head strike.
Sukuraba avoids the elbow strike from Droop, against the ropes.
Droop manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Sukuraba fails to land.
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 Razz Sukuraba will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sukuraba throws a combination. Droop tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like George Droop has been cut.
Sukuraba throws a body punch but Droop moves out of range.
Droop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sukuraba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Droop shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Droop is rocked!
No joy there for Droop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Droop is still on wobbly legs! Can Sukuraba finish him?
Sukuraba lands with a good body shot.
Droop blocks a jab.
Droop seems to have recovered his senses.
Droop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sukuraba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Droop.
Droop throws a series of punches but Sukuraba moves out of range.
Droop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Droop tenderised Sukuraba's leg. Sukuraba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sukuraba wants to land a leg kick but Droop is out of range.
Droop is looking to clinch but Sukuraba is avoiding it.
Droop thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Droop blocks a head kick by Sukuraba.
Droop misses with a head kick.
Sukuraba feints a jab promting Droop to slip. Sukuraba then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Droop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sukuraba moves away from the strike by Droop.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Droop clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Sukuraba.
Droop leaning against his opponent.
Droop blocking some punches.
Droop blocking some punches.
George Droop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sukuraba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Droop scores with a shoulder strike.
Droop manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sukuraba swings wildly with an uppercut but Droop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sukuraba has a couple of punches blocked by Droop.
Sukuraba working aggressively here.
Droop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sukuraba backwards.
Sukuraba throws a punch but it's blocked by Droop.
Droop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sukuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Droop.
Droop is looking to control Sukuraba's arms but Sukuraba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Droop has his back to the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Droop.
Sukuraba blocks an uppercut.
Droop is looking to control Sukuraba's arms but Sukuraba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Droop has his back to the ropes.
Droop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Droop lands a body punch.
Droop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sukuraba blocks a body shot from Droop.
A shot in the inside from Sukuraba.
Sukuraba throws a punch but it's blocked by Droop.
Droop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sukuraba fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Droop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Droop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sukuraba swings wildly with an uppercut but Droop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Droop blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but George Droop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on George Droop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Droop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Droop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sukuraba cracks Droop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sukuraba cracks Droop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
George Droop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sukuraba ducks under a wild hook from Droop.
Sukuraba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Droop to score with a decent uppercut.
Sukuraba throws a lazy right hand but Droop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sukuraba throws a hook to the side of Droop's head but Droop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Droop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Droop misses with a straight left.
Sukuraba avoids the body shot from Droop.
Sukuraba cracks a nice hook into Droop's ribs.
Sukuraba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sukuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
Droop throws a combination that misses
and Droop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Droop wants to clinch up but Sukuraba keeps it at a distance.
Droop misses with a double jab.
Droop throws a head kick but Sukuraba moves out of range.
Sukuraba lands with an uppercut that bounces Droop off the ropes and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukuraba stuns Droop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Sukuraba staggers Droop with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Droop looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sukuraba sizes up Droop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sukuraba lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sukuraba.
Razz Sukuraba is winning the standup battle so far.
Sukuraba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Droop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Droop doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sukuraba connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Droop's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Droop - 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 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Razz Sukuraba!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nate Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Good could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dennis Reynolds's chin.

Good
vs
Reynolds

185 cm
27
205 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

195 cm
25
220 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Meet the Future

GREEN!160

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds avoids the head kick by Good.
Good ducks right into an uppercut from Reynolds.
Reynolds blocks a jab.

Good has closed the distance and engaged Reynolds in a clinch.
Good blocking some punches.
Good misses with some punches.
Good tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reynolds tries a body shot but Good blocks it.
Good looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Good with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds lands with a right to the head.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Good can't find room to land a body shot as Reynolds controls the action.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Reynolds misses with a body punch.
Good fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
A short uppercut from Reynolds.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good throws an elbow that misses.
Good takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Nate Good has been cut.
Good swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reynolds obliges.
Reynolds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good misses with some punches.
Good tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Good blocks an uppercut.
Good misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Good controls the action.
Good with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good working aggressively here.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Good's elbow.
Good tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good misses with a knee strike.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds misses with a body punch.
Good tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
Good looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds dodges an elbow strike from Good.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goods head.
Reynolds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reynolds throws a head punch that misses.
Good looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Reynolds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Good's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reynolds lands a nice leg kick that just misses Good's sensitive parts.
Good cracks Reynolds with an open hand slap.

Good closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Good.
Good has a couple of punches blocked by Reynolds.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reynolds.
Reynolds goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Good crunches a lovely knee into Reynolds's ribcage.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Nate Good has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good throws a head punch that misses.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Good is defending well for now.
Reynolds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reynolds lands with a light punch inside.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Good unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reynolds lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Good.
A shot in the inside from Reynolds.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Good.
Good misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Good lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Good.
Good tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Reynolds fails to land.
Reynolds struggles to land a body shot inside as Good controls his hands.
Good lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Good lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Reynolds tries a body shot but Good blocks it.
Reynolds lands an elbow just above Good 's eye.
Reynolds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Good's defenses.
Good is leaning against Reynolds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A knee to the head by Good.
Good avoids a wild elbow strike from Reynolds.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good misses with a knee to the head.
Good lands with a left to the head.
Good misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Good dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate Good'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.

Good has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reynolds finds it's way round the side to connect with Good's head.
Reynolds scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reynolds misses with a series of wild punches.
Reynolds works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Reynolds. That snapped Good's head back.
Good is looking to land body kicks.
Good loads up on a big right hand but Reynolds slips the punch.
Reynolds tries to clinch up.
Good tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Good.
Reynolds connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Good momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good throws a leg kick
and Reynolds counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Good pushes Reynolds up against the ropes in a clinch.
Good lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reynolds.
Good throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reynoldss head.
Reynolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good throws a head punch that misses.
Reynolds lands with a light punch inside.
Good working aggressively here.
Good using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds lands with a left to the head.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Good.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Good's elbow.
Reynolds lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Good is rocked!

Nate Good's cut is getting worse.
Good swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Good is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Good swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good seems to have got his legs back now.
Good blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Good misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds pushes Good back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good with a knee to the head.

It looks like Dennis Reynolds has been cut.
Good misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Nate Good did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good misses with a body shot
and Reynolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reynolds.
A head kick misses from Good.
Reynolds feints and then cracks Good's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Good down.
Reynolds tries to clinch up
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good checks a leg kick nicely.
Reynolds lands with a nice body punch.
Good throws a big shot that misses.

Good rushes Reynolds and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reynolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Good.
Good tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Good fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Good in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds lands a hook that snaps the head of Good backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is leaning against Good and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reynolds lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reynolds scores with a shoulder strike.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Nate Good's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reynolds creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Good crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Good face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Reynolds takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dennis Reynolds!
A relieved looking Dennis Reynolds thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Lilburne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideki Matsuyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilburne comes to the ring accompanied by You'll never walk alone. Matsuyama has chosen Eminem feat. Nate Dogg - Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Hideki Matsuyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lilburne
vs
Matsuyama

188 cm
31
218 lbs
27 - 21 - 0

188 cm
32
204 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry

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 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Lilburne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideki Matsuyama!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuyama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matsuyama throws the kick towards the body but Lilburne avoids it.
Lilburne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsuyama.
Lilburne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lilburne throws a low kick, looking for Matsuyama's leg but Matsuyama calmly moves out of range.
Matsuyama has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lilburne is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Matsuyama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsuyama misses with a straight right.
Lilburne tries to clinch up but Matsuyama circles away and keeps his distance.
Matsuyama jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matsuyama just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lilburne. Matsuyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsuyama lands a jab to Lilburne's midsection.
Lilburne misses with a double jab.
Lilburne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lilburne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Matsuyama drives through and clinches with Lilburne against the ropes.
I was talking to Lilburne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Lilburne breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lilburne misses with a head kick.
Lilburne throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lilburne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuyama blocks the body kick.
Good exchange - Matsuyama coming out on top.
Lilburne looks to clinch
and Matsuyama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matsuyama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lilburne.
A head kick by Matsuyama misses
and Lilburne counters with a nice uppercut.
Matsuyama slips under a jab.
Matsuyama throws a nice looking combination but Lilburne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lilburne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matsuyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lilburne manages to avoid it.
Lilburne looks to throw the jab but Matsuyama is out of range.
Matsuyama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lilburne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matsuyama.
Lilburne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsuyama thuds a left hand into Lilburne's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilburne slips a straight right by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matsuyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Lilburne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuyama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Matsuyama.
Lilburne connects with a body shot.
Matsuyama misses with a head kick.
Matsuyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lilburne.
Lilburne tries to clinch but Matsuyama moves out of range.
Lilburne misses with a kick to the body.

Lilburne moves into the clinch.
Matsuyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lilburne.
Matsuyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Lilburne controls his hands.
Matsuyama lands a shoulder strike.
Matsuyama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matsuyama is working Lilburne over against the ropes.
Matsuyama tries a knee to the head but Lilburne blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Lilburne.
Still in the clinch, Matsuyama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matsuyama missing with knees to the body.
Matsuyama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lilburne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideki Matsuyama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Matsuyama cracks Lilburne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Lilburne is rocked!
Matsuyama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh Lilburne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Matsuyama engages and cracks Lilburne with a massive lead left hook - Lilburne tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Matsuyama is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hideki Matsuyama!
Our winner, Hideki Matsuyama, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sexy Julian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitkhun Chakraborti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian's entrance music is Right Said Fred - I'm too Sexy. A fine choice. Chakraborti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Marilyn manson - The fight song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Julian
vs
Chakraborti

197 cm
23
270 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

200 cm
30
260 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sexy Julian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitkhun Chakraborti!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chakraborti throws a body kick that misses.
Chakraborti is looking to slow Julian down with leg kicks.
Julian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chakraborti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sexy Julian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chakraborti misses with an uppercut.
Chakraborti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chakraborti throws a series of punches but Julian avoids them all with ease.
Chakraborti lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Julian scores with a sloppy right hand. Chakraborti should have avoided that one.
Julian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chakraborti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Julian scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chakraborti.

It looks like Sexy Julian has been cut.
Chakraborti digs a good body shot into Julian's ribs.
Julian throws a combination that misses
and Chakraborti makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Julian really felt that one!
Julian is breathing heavily.
Chakraborti lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Chakraborti does no damage.
Julian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Chakraborti does no damage.
Chakraborti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Chakraborti.
Chakraborti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Julian. That did some damage!
Chakraborti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Julian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chakraborti ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Julian out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitkhun Chakraborti!
Mitkhun Chakraborti really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Just Fight (Everything 7$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tak Sin Thanarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stand-Up Trainer 2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sin Thanarat
vs
Trainer 2

215 cm
33
285 lbs
16 - 12 - 1

225 cm
32
308 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tak Sin Thanarat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stand-Up Trainer 2!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thanarat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thanarat has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Damage in the buildup to the fight.
Thanarat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've been informed that Trainer 2 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.
Trainer 2 attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thanarat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trainer 2 stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trainer 2 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trainer 2 scores with a leg kick.
Thanarat wants to slow Trainer 2 down by chopping away at his legs.
Trainer 2 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trainer 2 lands a high kick!

It looks like Tak Sin Thanarat has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trainer 2 checks a low kick from Thanarat.
Thanarat throws the kick towards the body but Trainer 2 avoids it.
Thanarat explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Trainer 2 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thanarat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Thanarat gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thanarat - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Trainer 2 tries to break the clinch but Thanarat is controlling the position.
Trainer 2 looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat is struggling to control the position.
Thanarat lands a good knee to the midsection. Trainer 2 won't want to take too many of those.
Trainer 2 lands a shoulder strike.
Thanarat prevents Trainer 2 from breaking the clinch.
Thanarat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trainer 2's defenses.

It looks like Stand-Up Trainer 2 has been cut.
Trainer 2 managing to block the knees to the body from Thanarat.
Thanarat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thanarat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thanarat keeps control of Trainer 2 as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thanarat scores with a hook to the body.
Trainer 2 looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Thanarat.
Nice elbow from Thanarat.
Trainer 2 is trying to break free.
Thanarat cracks Trainer 2 with a nice body shot.
Thanarat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Thanarat.
Thanarat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trainer 2's face.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thanarat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat digs a right hand underneath Trainer 2's ribcage. Trainer 2 let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thanarat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thanarat lands a body punch.
Thanarat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thanarat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trainer 2's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thanarat lands a knee to the body.
Thanarat landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Thanarat.
Thanarat lands an elbow just above Trainer 2 's eye.
A short right from Thanarat on the inside.
Nice body punch from Thanarat - that landed with a thud.
Thanarat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Stand-Up Trainer 2's cut even more.
Thanarat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thanarat lands with a light punch inside.
Thanarat effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tak Sin Thanarat dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thanarat throws a head kick but Trainer 2 moves out of range.
Trainer 2 looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab from Thanarat.

Trainer 2 is rocked!
Trainer 2 tries to get into range but Thanarat steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Trainer 2! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Thanarat scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tak Sin Thanarat!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bernhard Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo has chosen Rough Rida as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taylor
vs
Aldo

188 cm
27
187 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

180 cm
37
185 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Steel Penn's All 160

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aldo misses the jab.
Taylor connects with a jab.
Taylor tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
Aldo's coach down at Tri Star BJJ/Wresting was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aldo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Aldo misses.

Taylor rushes Aldo and presses him up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
I was talking to Taylor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aldo lands with a right to the head.
Aldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Aldo lands a nice uppercut.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head.
Taylor has Aldo pressed against the ropes, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taylor looking to slow down the pace here.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
Taylor misses the jab.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Aldo is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bernhard Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taylor.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Taylor misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo lands a jab to the nose.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Taylor tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernhard Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Aldo looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.

Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the ropes.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor throws a combination. Aldo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
Taylor misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Taylor wants to clinch but Aldo slips to the side
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Taylor connects with an inside leg kick.
Taylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor tries to score with a low kick but Aldo moves his leg out of the way.

Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor has Aldo pressed against the ropes, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Taylor.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aldo as Taylor tries to tie him up.
Aldo blocks an uppercut.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Aldo blocks an elbow strike from Taylor.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aldo working hard to break the clinch.
Aldo lands with a right to the head.
Taylor looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aldo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Aldo throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo misses with an uppercut
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernhard Taylor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aldo lands with a right hand.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aldo.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Aldo misses with a hook.
Aldo throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Aldo misses with a straight right.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Aldo moves away and avoids it.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taylor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taylor cracks Aldo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bernhard Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aldo counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Aldo slips a jab from Taylor.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.

Taylor closes the distance and clinches.

Aldo breaks the clinch.
Taylor misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Aldo. Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Taylor cracks Aldo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Aldo stuns Taylor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor throws the kick towards the body but Aldo avoids it.
Taylor scores with a one two! Aldo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aldo connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernhard Taylor clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taylor.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taylor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aldo.
Taylor slips a jab from Aldo.
Taylor misses with a body shot
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor misses with a body kick.
Taylor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taylor misses with a double jab
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Aldo takes one on the button.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aldo's head.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor slips a jab from Aldo.
Aldo slips a straight right by Taylor.
A jab lands there for Aldo.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as Aldo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aldo.
Taylor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aldo's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Aldo throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Taylor.
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!
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor scores with a leg kick.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Aldo misses.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernhard Taylor had his way with Jose Aldo in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Taylor moves into the clinch.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.

Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Aldo.

Taylor drives through and clinches with Aldo against the ropes.

Aldo breaks the clinch.
Taylor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taylor, as that shot connected.
Taylor cracks Aldo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernhard Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Aldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Aldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Aldo slips the punch.
Taylor sizes up Aldo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taylor scores with the left hand. Aldo knows he should have avoided that one.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.

Taylor closes the distance and pushes Aldo back into the ropes.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aldo connects with a single shot there.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernhard Taylor!
Bernhard Taylor took some time post fight to say the following; 'Greg Bice, you weren't good enough to fight with The Thunder Squad, your run was sweet, but Thunder taught me how to beat you!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Matterhorn's entrance music is Sharp Dressed Man. A fine choice. Kunnas has chosen Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Von Matterhorn
vs
Kunnas

225 cm
38
283 lbs
30 - 11 - 1

205 cm
39
315 lbs
34 - 18 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunnas takes a swing at Von Matterhorn's ribcage but misses.
Kunnas thows a body shot but no joy.
Von Matterhorn checks a low kick from Kunnas.
Good leg kick by Von Matterhorn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kunnas tries to land a front kick but Von Matterhorn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A thudding body kick lands there by Von Matterhorn!
A low kick from Kunnas misses
and Von Matterhorn counters with a body kick that stops Kunnas in his tracks momentarily.
Kunnas looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kunnas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Von Matterhorn. That's going to slow Kunnas down.
Kunnas walks into a jab.

It looks like Mauri Kunnas has been cut.

Von Matterhorn scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Kunnas 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.

Kunnas is rocked!
Kunnas walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Von Matterhorn! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes into the arena with Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out blaring out of the sound system. Ebrahim Azhari is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Azhari
vs
Bird

171 cm
26
155 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

170 cm
30
144 lbs
22 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Azhari.

Bird has Azhari up against the ropes in a clinch.
Azhari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bird digs a right hand underneath Azhari's ribcage. Azhari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bird blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Bird.
Bird scores with a knee to the head.
Bird is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Azhari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bird's brow.
Azhari throws an elbow that misses.
Bird scores a nice knee to the body.
Azhari is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Come on Bird - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Azhari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Azhari has had enough of the clinch but Bird keeps him there for the moment.
Bird lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bird digs a right hand underneath Azhari's ribcage. Azhari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Azhari fails to land.
Bird using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bird.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bird slows down the pace here.
Bird softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azhari's defenses.
Azhari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bird has him pressed against the ropes.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azhari's defenses.
Bird lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari is trying to push Bird away but Bird has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Azhari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Azhari pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bird lands with a right to the head.
Bird content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Azhari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birds head.
Bird presses Azhari against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bird scores a nice knee to the body.
Bird manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Bird.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bird.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari working aggressively here.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bird lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Azhari or not.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Bird lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Bird gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bird is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bird lands a nice knee to the body.
Bird lands a damaging elbow.
Bird scores with a knee to the head.
Bird lands an elbow just above Azhari 's eye.
Bird working Azhari over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bird obliges.
Bird pushes Azhari back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bird lands with a left to the head.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bird blocking some punches.
Bird lands an elbow that stopped Azhari in his tracks for a moment.
Bird lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird landing knees to the body.
Bird digs a right hand underneath Azhari's ribcage. Azhari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Azhari misses with an elbow strike.
Bird scores a nice knee to the body.
Bird lands an elbow inside.

Ebrahim Azhari's cut is getting worse.
Bird lands an elbow just above Azhari 's eye.
A short right from Bird on the inside.
Bird lands with a right to the head.
Bird softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bird throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bird landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bird lands with a light punch inside.
Bird lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Bird.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bird.

Ebrahim Azhari's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bird lands a nice shot to the body.
Bird working Azhari over with knees to the body.
Bird lands a left hand.
Bird connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azhari's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird landing knees to the head.

Azhari is rocked!
Bird pushes Azhari back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Azhari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bird lands a body shot.
Bird lands an elbow just above Azhari 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bird.

Jeez, Ebrahim Azhari's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ebrahim Azhari's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Bird! William Bird retains his featherweight title!
As William Bird got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I am the greatest KT fighter of all time! There is noone in 135 to 155 lbs that even come close to my level. If you disagree, I welcome you into the ring where you will receive a fistful of pain!'.