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K1LL - 7 - Chaos PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Philrow Tasius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Solid boxing
Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philrow Tasius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but Tasius is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch up but Tasius circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva looks to clinch
and Tasius counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tasius lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Tasius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tasius moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Tasius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tasius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Tasius has him pressed against the ropes.
Tasius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tasius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tasius can't break the clinch.
Tasius has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tasius clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasius is trying to break free.
Silva gets through Tasius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tasius trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva tries to break free but Tasius pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tasius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva pushes Tasius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tasius is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Tasius trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Tasius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Tasius improves position.
Tasius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tasius's elbow.
Tasius avoiding damage.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tasius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tasius's efforts to push away.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tasius stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Tasius is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tasius.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Tasius tries a head kick but it misses.
Tasius misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tasius tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tasius's calf.
Tasius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Tasius throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodrigo Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Tasius.
Silva tries to clinch but Tasius moves out of range.
Philrow Tasius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tasius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tasius circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Tasius.
Tasius has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Tasius.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tasius throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Tasius thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tasius.
Tasius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tasius swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Tasius wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Tasius tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to clinch but Tasius is having none of it.
Tasius looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tasius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Tasius circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasius pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tasius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tasius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tasius wants to clinch.
Tasius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tasius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tasius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tasius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rodrigo Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Tasius moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Tasius closes the distance and clinches.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tasius misses with a two punch combination.
Tasius looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Philrow Tasius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Tasius circles away.
Tasius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Tasius.
Silva tries to clinch up but Tasius circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Silva lands but Tasius takes it in his stride.
It looks like Philrow Tasius has been cut.
Tasius doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Tasius keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva cracks the inside of Tasius's front leg.
Tasius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tasius counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Tasius to acknowledge the strikes.
Tasius goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to clinch but Tasius is having none of it.
Philrow Tasius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks for the body kick but Tasius saw that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tasius working hard to break the clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Tasius avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Tasius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tasius misses with a punch to the body.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Tasius's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tasius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a head kick but Tasius moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Silva!
Rodrigo Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcos Menem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Menem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Howard!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard tries a head kick but it misses.
Howard moves into the clinch.
Howard avoiding damage as Menem throws knees to the body.
Howard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Howard 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.
Menem has a couple of punches blocked by Howard.
Howard scores with a shoulder strike.
Menem trying to land knees to the body.
Howard blocks an uppercut.
Menem tries to throw a body punch but Howard avoids it by throwing Menem back against the ropes.
Howard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Menem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Menem.
Menem tries to clinch
and Howard counters by clinching up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howard.
Howard manages to break the clinch.
Howard connects with a solid leg kick.
Menem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menem tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menem wants to clinch.
Menem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Howard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Menem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Howard moves into the clinch.
Menem is trying to force a seperation but Howard has the dominant position.
Menem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Menem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Menem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Menem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Howard avoiding damage as Menem throws knees to the body.
Menem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.
Menem tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
Menem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Menem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Howard blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Menem is trying to break the clinch but Howard is controlling him.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Menem's efforts to push away.
Menem misses with an elbow strike.
Menem managing to block the knees to the body from Howard.
Menem trying to land knees to the body.
Menem working hard to break the clinch.
Menem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.
Howard can't break the clinch.
Howard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Howard has Menem pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard is looking to break free of the clinch but Menem has double underhooks.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but Menem is controlling him.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Menem lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Menem dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Menem is looking to clinch.
Howard has managed to clinch.
Howard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Menem is keeping busy.
Howard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Menem looking to stall.
Menem throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
Menem prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
Marcos Menem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Menem wants to break free but Howard has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Howard as Menem tries to tie him up.
Menem has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment.
Howard blocks the elbow strike.
Menem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howard avoids it.
Howard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Menem lands an elbow that stopped Howard in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Menem is keeping busy.
Howard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Menem has him pressed against the ropes.
Menem misses with an elbow over the top.
Menem keeps control of Howard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Menem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Howard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Menem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howard blocks an uppercut.
Menem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Menem misses with a knee to the head.
Menem throws a head punch that misses.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Menem has him pressed against the ropes.
Menem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Howard can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Menem looks to clinch
and Howard moves into the clinch.
Menem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.
Menem working hard to break the clinch.
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but Menem won't allow it.
Menem is trying to force a seperation but Howard has the dominant position.
Menem tries to stall but Howard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Menem lands a nice knee to the body.
Howard is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but Menem has him pressed against the ropes.
Howard blocks a body shot from Menem.
Menem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howard is keeping busy.
Howard managing to block the knees to the body from Menem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard trying to control the position but instead, Menem has worked for underhooks and has pushed Howard into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Menem dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Menem is looking to clinch.
Menem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Menem tries to close the distance and clinch but Howard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Menem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Menem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Menem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Menem avoids the head kick by Howard.
Howard looks for the body kick but Menem saw that one coming.
Howard moves into the clinch.
Menem wants to break free but Howard has control.
Howard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Menem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Howard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Menem wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
Marcus Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard looks to land a combination but Menem avoids it well.
Menem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Menem moves in looking to clinch but Howard pushes him off.
Howard darts in and clinches Menem up against the ropes.
Howard blocks an uppercut.
Menem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howard is trying to push Menem away but Menem has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Menem tries to stall but Howard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Menem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howard's elbow.
Menem is trying to break free.
Howard is looking to break free of the clinch but Menem has double underhooks.
Menem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Menem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Menem.
Howard keeps control of Menem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Menem misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Howard.
Menem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Howard avoiding damage as Menem throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Menem lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menem is trying to stall.
Howard is trying to force a seperation but Menem has the dominant position.
Howard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Menem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menem tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard rushes Menem and presses him up against the ropes.
Menem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Marcus Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcos Menem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Howard misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Menem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Menem has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Menem!
Marcos Menem 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tiger Chu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Efadze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiger Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Efadze!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Efadze tries a head kick but it misses.
Efadze throws a hook but Chu avoids it easily.
A big right from Efadze misses.
Efadze tries a head kick but it misses.
Chu tries to clinch there but Efadze circles away.
Chu tries to close the distance and clinch but Efadze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Efadze bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chu's head.
Efadze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chu wants to clinch up but Efadze keeps it at a distance.
Efadze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chu.
Chu moves into the clinch successfully.
Efadze is trying to break the clinch but Chu is controlling him.
Chu misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Efadze.
Chu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chu lands with a short shot to the head.
Chu scores with a shot to the side of Efadze's head.
Chu lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Efadze wants to break free but Chu has control.
Efadze wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chu trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Chu on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Efadze.
Chu trying to land knees to the body.
Efadze is trying to break the clinch but Chu is controlling him.
Efadze avoiding damage as Chu throws knees to the body.
Chu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chu tries a knee to the head but Efadze blocks it.
Nice elbow from Chu.
Chu lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Efadze's defenses.
Chu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Efadze is defending well for now.
Chu scores a nice knee to the body.
Chu lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Efadze takes a knee right on the jaw!
Efadze wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chu has him pressed against the ropes.
Chu missing with knees to the body.
Chu trying to land knees to the body.
Chu lands a good knee to the midsection. Efadze won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Chu.
Chu misses with an elbow strike.
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Efadze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Chu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Efadze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Efadze misses with a straight right.
Chu tries to clinch up but Efadze circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiger Chu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Efadze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Efadze misses with a double jab.
Chu is looking to clinch but Efadze is avoiding it.
Chu is looking to clinch but Efadze is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Efadze.
Chu wants to clinch up but Efadze keeps it at a distance.
Chu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Efadze.
Efadze tries a head kick but it misses.
Efadze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Efadze throws a right hand that Chu ducks under and follows up with a left that Chu also avoids with ease.
Chu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Efadze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Efadze.
Chu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu moves into the clinch.
Chu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Efadze avoids it.
Chu prevents Efadze from breaking the clinch.
Chu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chu misses with an elbow strike.
Chu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Efadze has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Efadze can turn it around.
Efadze looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Efadze is defending well for now.
Efadze is trying to push Chu away but Chu has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Chu throws an elbow that misses.
Chu lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu misses with an elbow over the top.
Chu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chu lands a damaging elbow.
Chu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Efadze.
Chu lands an elbow inside.
Chu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chu lands an elbow that stopped Efadze in his tracks for a moment.
Chu missing with knees to the body.
Efadze is trying to break the clinch but Chu is controlling him.
Chu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Efadze avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Efadze managing to block the knees to the body from Chu.
Chu scores with a knee to the head.
Tiger Chu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Efadze blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Chu dominated that second round.
That's time! Chu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chu is looking to clinch but Efadze is avoiding it.
Efadze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chu tries to clinch but Efadze moves away
and Efadze counters with a series of strikes. Chu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chu moves in looking to clinch but Efadze pushes him off.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Chu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chu has Efadze up against the ropes in a clinch.
Efadze dodges an elbow strike from Chu.
Efadze tries to break the clinch but Chu is controlling the position.
Chu trying to land knees to the body.
Chu misses with a knee strike.
Efadze takes an elbow to the forehead.
Efadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Efadze avoids it.
Chu throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu misses with a knee strike.
Chu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Efadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chu throws a head punch that misses.
Chu's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Chu tries to land knees in the clinch but Efadze avoids the damage to the body.
Efadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Efadze dodges an elbow strike from Chu.
Efadze avoiding damage as Chu throws knees to the body.
Chu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Efadze blocks it with crossed arms.
Chu missing with knees to the body.
Chu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Efadze is defending well for now.
Chu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Efadze's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Efadze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Efadze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu looking to throw knees to the head but Efadze is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Chu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Efadze avoiding damage as Chu throws knees to the body.
Chu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chu trying to land knees to the body.
Efadze prevents a body shot from Chu.
Chu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Efadze is defending well for now.
Efadze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Efadze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chu misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Efadze has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Efadze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Efadze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
George Efadze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger Chu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Efadze fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Chu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Chu!
A very excited looking Tiger Chu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kamy Studinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alekzandr Borikav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borikav has chosen Pelican - Bliss in Concrete as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamy Studinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alekzandr Borikav!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Studinski throws a body punch but Borikav moves out of range.
Studinski thumps Borikav with a low kick.
Studinski is looking to land body kicks.
Borikav takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Studinski is looking to land body kicks.
Borikav jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borikav misses with a wild body shot.
Studinski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Studinski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Studinski.
Borikav throws a hook to the side of Studinski's head but Studinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borikav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Studinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borikav.
Borikav misses with a hook.
Borikav moves out of range as Studinski throws a body kick.
Borikav misses with a straight right.
Borikav walks forward, straight into a front kick from Studinski.
Studinski throws a leg kick which misses Borikav's front leg but catches the back leg as Borikav tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Studinski is looking to score with low kicks.
Studinski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Borikav's calf.
Studinski throws a front kick aimed at Borikav's knee but Borikav avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Studinski throws a leg kick which misses Borikav's front leg but catches the back leg as Borikav tries to avoid it.
Borikav lands a lovely overhand right.
Borikav with a hook.
It looks like Kamy Studinski has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Studinski.
Borikav takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Borikav blocks the body kick.
Studinski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borikav.
Borikav has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Studinski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Studinski pushes Borikav away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borikav listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Borikav swings for the body but Studinski moves out of range.
Studinski throws a body kick that misses.
Borikav scores with a shot to the body.
Studinski throws a wild body kick that Borikav sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick from Studinski misses.
Borikav blocks a low kick nicely.
Borikav connects with a good right hand that stumbles Studinski. Studinski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Borikav on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Studinski. Studinski obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borikav waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Studinski.
Kamy Studinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borikav takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Studinski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Borikav misses with an uppercut.
Studinski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Studinski slips a straight right by Borikav.
Studinski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Studinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Studinski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Studinski delivers a nice body kick.
Studinski lands a leg kick that knocks Borikav off balance momentarily.
Studinski thumps Borikav with a low kick.
Studinski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Studinski 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Studinski tries to land a front kick but Borikav steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Studinski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Studinski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Borikav has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Studinski misses with a low kick.
Borikav lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alekzandr Borikav will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kamy Studinski'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.
Borikav has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Studinski.
Borikav lands with a hook. Studinski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Borikav 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.
Borikav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Studinski scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Studinski. That's going to slow Borikav down.
Studinski feints and then cracks Borikav's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Borikav down.
Borikav checks the leg kick.
Studinski tries a low kick but Borikav avoids it.
Nice body kick from Studinski.
Borikav's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Studinski lands with a nice body kick.
Studinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Studinski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borikav. That did some damage!
Borikav has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Studinski.
Studinski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Studinski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borikav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borikav throws a looping overhand right but Studinski ducks down to avoid it.
Borikav bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Borikav misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Studinski throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Borikav misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Studinski 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 Borikav has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Borikav and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Studinski.
Borikav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borikav just misses with a punch to the body.
Studinski throws a leg kick which misses Borikav's front leg but catches the back leg as Borikav tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Borikav checks a leg kick.
Studinski fakes the leg kick and cracks Borikav in the body.
Borikav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Studinski.
Studinski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borikav.
Studinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Borikav.
Studinski connects with an inside leg kick.
Studinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Studinski. That's going to slow Borikav down.
Borikav lands a really nice looking cross but Studinski seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borikav looks to score with a jab to the body but Studinski is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borikav connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Studinski onto his butt! Studinski bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Studinski is rocked!
Borikav circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Studinski tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Borikav wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alekzandr Borikav!
An out of breath Alekzandr Borikav thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lewis St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Clair is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ready to Die. Jon Lewis St Clair told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Zero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Lewis St Clair!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by St Clair. Beautiful body shot.
St Clair connects with a leg kick. Zero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Clair bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zero's head.
It looks like Sub Zero has been cut.
St Clair has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zero takes a swing at St Clair's ribcage but misses.
Zero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Clair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sub Zero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Clair defending well as Zero loads up on a big left hand.
Zero misses the shot to the body.
St Clair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zero circles away quickly and effectively.
St Clair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zero.
St Clair just misses with a punch to the body.
Zero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Clair.
Zero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Clair!
The fighters circle momentarily. Zero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zero throws a hook but St Clair avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair connects with a leg kick. Zero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zero walks into a straight right hand from St Clair.
Zero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Clair getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zero misses with a lunging right hand
and St Clair counters with a straight right hand.
Sub Zero's cut is getting worse.
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!
Zero misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for St Clair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Clair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Clair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Clair throws a head kick that Zero semi-blocks.
St Clair lands a nice looking body kick.
Zero ducks right into an uppercut from St Clair.
Sub Zero's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zero throws a hook but St Clair blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
St Clair lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jeez, Sub Zero's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
St Clair scores with a push kick.
Zero throws an overhand right that lands on St Clair's shoulder, as St Clair tries to avoid the shot.
St Clair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zero fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zero avoids a kick to the body.
St Clair scores with a jab to the body.
Zero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zero misses with a looping left.
St Clair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sub Zero's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jon Lewis St Clair!
Jon Lewis St Clair is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Jon Lewis St Clair 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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