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Dynasty 218 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Vodka Drunkinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drunkinski comes to the ring accompanied by It's my time. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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144 lbs
24 - 14 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vodka Drunkinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov misses with a straight left.
Drunkinski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smirnov connects with the punch.
Smirnov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drunkinski on the side of the head.
Drunkinski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smirnov checks the leg kick.
Drunkinski takes one to the chin there.
Smirnov tries a head kick but it misses.
Smirnov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drunkinski moves into the clinch.
Drunkinski lands an elbow inside.
Drunkinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smirnov is trying to break the clinch but Drunkinski is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkinski fails to land.
Smirnov working aggressively here.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drunkinski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drunkinski blocks the elbow strike.
Smirnov gets through Drunkinski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Smirnov fails to land.
Drunkinski pushes Smirnov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drunkinski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drunkinski is defending well for now.
Drunkinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Drunkinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smirnov avoids it.
Drunkinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smirnov breaks the clinch.
Smirnov tests Drunkinski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Smirnov.
A jab from Drunkinski misses.
Drunkinski throws a leg kick that misses.
Drunkinski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smirnov can pounce on him.
Smirnov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drunkinski circles away quickly and effectively.
Smirnov throws a head kick but Drunkinski moves out of range.
Smirnov 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.
Smirnov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smirnov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drunkinski.
Smirnov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smirnov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Drunkinski does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov 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.
A punch lands to the side of Drunkinski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smirnov throws a nice looking combination but Drunkinski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smirnov thows a body shot but no joy.
Drunkinski throws a body punch but Smirnov moves out of range.
A low kick from Drunkinski is predictable there
and Smirnov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drunkinski throws a leg kick but Smirnov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drunkinski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smirnov is able to avoid easily.
Nice cross by Drunkinski.
Alexander Smirnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drunkinski rushes Smirnov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Drunkinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smirnov's defenses.
Smirnov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drunkinski backwards.
Drunkinski throws a head punch that misses.
Drunkinski trying to land knees to the body.
Smirnov misses with some punches.
Smirnov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smirnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drunkinski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drunkinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Smirnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drunkinski tries a body shot but Smirnov blocks it.
Drunkinski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smirnov backwards.
Smirnov wants to break free but Drunkinski has control.
Smirnov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smirnov has had enough of the clinch but Drunkinski keeps him there for the moment.
Drunkinski prevents a body shot from Smirnov.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Drunkinski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smirnov's brow.
Drunkinski throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Smirnov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drunkinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drunkinski lands with a light punch inside.
Smirnov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smirnov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drunkinski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smirnov checks a low kick from Drunkinski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smirnov checks it well.
Smirnov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smirnov feints a jab promting Drunkinski to slip. Smirnov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Drunkinski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Smirnov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smirnov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski throws a low kick, looking for Smirnov's leg but Smirnov calmly moves out of range.
Smirnov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drunkinski. Drunkinski obviously looking to wear him down.
Smirnov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drunkinski moves out of range as Smirnov strikes.
Smirnov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smirnov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drunkinski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Smirnov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Smirnov.
Drunkinski throws a leg kick which misses Smirnov's front leg but catches the back leg as Smirnov tries to avoid it.
Drunkinski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Smirnov will probably get the nod.
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.
Smirnov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drunkinski throws a hook but Smirnov avoids it easily.
Drunkinski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smirnov manages to avoid it.
Drunkinski misses the shot to the body.
Drunkinski tries to close the distance and clinch but Smirnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smirnov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drunkinski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smirnov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Drunkinski - the referee stops the clock and Smirnov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Drunkinski. Smirnov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Drunkinski moves away from the strike by Smirnov.
Drunkinski takes a swing at Smirnov's ribcage but misses.
Smirnov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drunkinski.
Smirnov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Smirnov misses.
Smirnov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smirnov lands with a right hand.
Smirnov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drunkinski counters with a leg kick.
Drunkinski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drunkinski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smirnov throws a lazy right hand but Drunkinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drunkinski throws a head kick but Smirnov moves out of range.
Smirnov ducks under a wild hook from Drunkinski.
Smirnov throws out a loose jab but Drunkinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smirnov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drunkinski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Smirnov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drunkinski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drunkinski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smirnov is out of range.
Alexander Smirnov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smirnov misses with a straight right.
Smirnov misses with a series of wild punches.
Drunkinski slips a straight right by Smirnov.
A clash of legs there as Drunkinski blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski dodges the punch combination from Smirnov.
Drunkinski throws a solid leg kick but Smirnov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drunkinski.
Smirnov lands a nice looking body shot.
Drunkinski blocks a jab.
Smirnov throws an overhand right that lands on Drunkinski's shoulder, as Drunkinski tries to avoid the shot.
Smirnov misses with a wild body shot.
Drunkinski instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drunkinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drunkinski lands an uppercut.
Smirnov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drunkinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smirnov takes an elbow to the temple.
Vodka Drunkinski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drunkinski has Smirnov pressed against the ropes, preventing Smirnov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drunkinski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smirnov letting Drunkinski take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov takes an elbow to the temple.
Smirnov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drunkinski's elbow.
Drunkinski lands a nice elbow.
Smirnov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drunkinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drunkinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Smirnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smirnov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drunkinski moves out of range as Smirnov throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drunkinski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A bone on bone clash there as Smirnov blocks the leg kick.
Drunkinski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smirnov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drunkinski throws a leg kick but Smirnov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smirnov cracks the inside of Drunkinski's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski misses with a low kick as Smirnov jumps back.
Drunkinski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smirnov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Smirnov finds it's way through Drunkinski's defenses.
Drunkinski slips a jab from Smirnov.
Smirnov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drunkinski under the eye.
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!
Smirnov throws a looping overhand right but Drunkinski ducks down to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smirnov.
Drunkinski pushes Smirnov away with a front kick.
Smirnov throws a front kick that sends Drunkinski stumbling back into the ropes.
Smirnov moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Drunkinski finds it's way through Smirnov's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drunkinski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drunkinski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smirnov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drunkinski tries to score with a low kick but Smirnov moves his leg out of the way.
Drunkinski tries to clinch but Smirnov is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vodka Drunkinski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drunkinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smirnov jabs Drunkinski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smirnov throws the left hand but Drunkinski avoids the punch easily.
Smirnov ducks under a wild hook from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smirnov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drunkinski tried to score with a low kick but Smirnov checks it.
Drunkinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smirnov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fighters circling - Smirnov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drunkinski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smirnov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drunkinski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smirnov. That did some damage!
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!
Smirnov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smirnov staying out of range there.
Smirnov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drunkinski moves away.
Smirnov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drunkinski. Drunkinski obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkinski cracks Smirnov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smirnov connects with a body shot that sends Drunkinski's belly button to the back.
Smirnov checks a leg kick.
Drunkinski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smirnov.
Drunkinski throws a leg kick which misses Smirnov's front leg but catches the back leg as Smirnov tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Smirnov.
Smirnov misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick from Drunkinski misses.
Drunkinski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smirnov motions for Drunkinski to come forward. Smirnov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smirnov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drunkinski is looking to land body kicks.
Smirnov tries to land a leg kick but Drunkinski saw it coming and moves away.
Smirnov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smirnov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Drunkinski tries to close the distance and clinch but Smirnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov throws the left hand but Drunkinski avoids the punch easily.
Drunkinski throws a body punch but Smirnov moves out of range.
Drunkinski misses with a straight right.
Smirnov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smirnov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smirnov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drunkinski manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Smirnov.
Drunkinski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drunkinski. Smirnov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drunkinski lands with a cross.
Drunkinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drunkinski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smirnov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smirnov checks a low kick from Drunkinski.
Smirnov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smirnov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Smirnov misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski ducks under a wild hook from Smirnov.
Drunkinski tries to land a leg kick but Smirnov saw it coming and moves away.
Smirnov checks the leg kick.
Smirnov misses with the combination.
Smirnov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drunkinski.
Smirnov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drunkinski.
Smirnov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Drunkinski if he has to take too many more of those.
Drunkinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drunkinski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smirnov is out of range.
Smirnov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drunkinski blocks a jab.
Drunkinski defending well as Smirnov loads up on a big left hand.
Smirnov ducks under a wild hook from Drunkinski.
Smirnov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drunkinski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smirnov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smirnov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drunkinski in his tracks.
Drunkinski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Smirnov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smirnov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drunkinski's sensitive parts.
Drunkinski works Smirnov's body with a nice hook.
Smirnov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov tried to score with a low kick but Drunkinski checks it.
Drunkinski throws a good cross that connects.
A bone on bone clash there as Smirnov blocks the leg kick.
Drunkinski has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smirnov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drunkinski misses with a body punch.
Drunkinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drunkinski lands an elbow just above Smirnov 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Alexander Smirnov just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
That kick from Drunkinski tenderised Smirnov's leg. Smirnov is trying to keep his angry face on.
It looks like Alexander Smirnov has been cut.
Drunkinski lands a leg kick that knocks Smirnov off balance momentarily.
Drunkinski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smirnov thows a body shot but no joy.
Smirnov avoids the head kick by Drunkinski.
Smirnov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good standup being displayed there by Smirnov as he connects with a hook.
Smirnov jabs Drunkinski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smirnov misses with a wild combination.
Drunkinski tries to move into range but Smirnov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drunkinski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smirnov's calf.
Smirnov misses with a few strikes there.
Drunkinski throws a sloppy head kick and Smirnov moves out of range easily.
Drunkinski takes one to the chin there.
Drunkinski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Smirnov misses the target.
Drunkinski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drunkinski tries to bum rush Smirnov with a series of wild strikes but Smirnov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smirnov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smirnov lands with a good body shot.
Smirnov 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.
Drunkinski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smirnov lands a jab.
Good leg kick by Drunkinski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smirnov missing with a left hand there. Drunkinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smirnov checks a leg kick.
Drunkinski blocks a leg kick.
A cross from Smirnov lands.
Drunkinski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smirnov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov slips a straight right by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski is looking to clinch.
Smirnov moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smirnov throws a right hand that misses
and Drunkinski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Drunkinski moves out of range as Smirnov strikes.
Smirnov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smirnov.
Drunkinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drunkinski rushes Smirnov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drunkinski is defending well for now.
Drunkinski is leaning against Smirnov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smirnov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smirnov can't break the clinch.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drunkinski blocks it with crossed arms.
Smirnov misses with the head strike.
Drunkinski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smirnov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov manages to break the clinch.
Smirnov misses with a hook
and Drunkinski counters with a nice leg kick.
Drunkinski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smirnov.
Smirnov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smirnov misses with a wild combination.
Drunkinski throws a right hand that Smirnov ducks under and follows up with a left that Smirnov also avoids with ease.
Smirnov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab lands there for Drunkinski.
That kick from Drunkinski tenderised Smirnov's leg. Smirnov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drunkinski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smirnov's calf.
Drunkinski thumps Smirnov with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smirnov. Drunkinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drunkinski moves out of range as Smirnov strikes.
Drunkinski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smirnov lands a really nice looking cross but Drunkinski seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski throws a push kick but Smirnov slaps the foot to one side.
Drunkinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smirnov throws out the jab.
Smirnov tests Drunkinski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body kick from Smirnov.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Smirnov.
Smirnov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smirnov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drunkinski.
Smirnov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drunkinski's sensitive parts.
Smirnov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smirnov misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drunkinski throws a head kick but Smirnov moves out of range.
Drunkinski throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Smirnov misses its intended target.
Drunkinski blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Alexander Smirnov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexander Smirnov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Drunkinski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smirnov swings for the body but Drunkinski moves out of range.
Drunkinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smirnov checks a leg kick nicely.
Smirnov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drunkinski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick from Smirnov misses.
A big left from Smirnov misses.
Drunkinski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drunkinski scores with a head kick. Smirnov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Drunkinski tries to clinch up but Smirnov circles away and keeps his distance.
Drunkinski throws a lazy right hand but Smirnov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drunkinski slips under a jab from Smirnov.
Drunkinski clinches with his opponent.
Drunkinski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smirnov looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkinski misses with the head strike.
Drunkinski throws a head punch that misses.
Drunkinski lands a left hand.
Drunkinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drunkinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Smirnov controls his hands.
Smirnov misses with an elbow over the top.
Smirnov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Drunkinski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Smirnov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Smirnov backwards.
Smirnov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smirnov wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smirnov's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov can't break the clinch.
Drunkinski pushes off an throws an elbow but Smirnov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Drunkinski can't find room to land a body shot as Smirnov controls the action.
Drunkinski lands an elbow just above Smirnov 's eye.
Drunkinski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Smirnov.
Smirnov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drunkinski misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkinski fails to land.
Smirnov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smirnov is trying to maintain a safe position but Drunkinski gets an underhook and turns Smirnov into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski lands a nice elbow.
Drunkinski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smirnov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drunkinski misses with a low kick.
Smirnov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smirnov scores with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski punishes Smirnov's body with a nice straight punch.
Drunkinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smirnov.
Smirnov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good shot there by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski clinches up against the ropes.
Drunkinski tries to throw a body punch but Smirnov avoids it by throwing Drunkinski back against the ropes.
Drunkinski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smirnov blocks it with crossed arms.
Drunkinski throws an elbow that misses.
Drunkinski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smirnovs head.
Vodka Drunkinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is looking to break free of the clinch but Drunkinski has double underhooks.
Smirnov landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drunkinski has Smirnov pushed against the ropes.
Smirnov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drunkinski working aggressively here.
Smirnov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside.
Smirnov is trying to push Drunkinski away but Drunkinski has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smirnov has had enough of the clinch but Drunkinski keeps him there for the moment.
Smirnov is struggling to control the position.
Drunkinski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drunkinski blocks an elbow strike.
Drunkinski avoids a wild elbow strike from Smirnov.
Drunkinski lands a nice elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vodka Drunkinski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smirnov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alexander Smirnov!
Alexander Smirnov tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Captain Kat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Kat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kat finds it's way through Arboleda's defenses.
Kat closes the distance and pushes Arboleda back into the ropes.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Kat's ribcage.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kat can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda blocks a body shot from Kat.
Kat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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!
Arboleda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arboleda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
Arboleda 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.
Arboleda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kat.
Arboleda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kat backwards.
Kat is trying to push Arboleda away but Arboleda has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kat managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kat tries a body shot but Arboleda blocks it.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks with his arms.
Arboleda is working Kat over against the ropes.
Arboleda pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Kat blocks with his arms.
Arboleda working Kat over with knees to the body.
I was talking to Kat's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Arboleda lands an uppercut.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arboleda has Kat pressed against the ropes.
Kat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda has Kat pressed against the ropes.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Kat.
Kat dodges an elbow strike from Arboleda.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Arboleda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kat's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kat avoids the elbow strike from Arboleda, against the ropes.
Kat can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
Kat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Arboleda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arboleda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arboleda avoids it.
Kat tries a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Kat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arboleda's face.
Kat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kat connects with a knee to the head.
Kat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kat throws the kick towards the body but Arboleda avoids it.
Kat throws a sloppy head kick and Arboleda moves out of range easily.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arboleda blocks a head kick by Kat.
Kat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arboleda moves out of range as Kat throws a body kick.
Kat rushes Arboleda and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Arboleda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kat looking to throw knees to the head but Arboleda is blocking nicely.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arboleda.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.
Arboleda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kat blocks it with crossed arms.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Arboleda prevents a body shot from Kat.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kat is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Arboleda throws an elbow but misses.
Arboleda misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arboleda pushes Kat back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Arboleda.
Arboleda connects with a knee to the head.
Arboleda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kat avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kat trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda is trying to maintain a safe position but Kat gets an underhook and turns Arboleda into the ropes.
Kat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks with his arms.
Kat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Arboleda.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Kat blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda tries to work over Kat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arboleda avoiding damage.
Kat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kat is looking to break free of the clinch but Arboleda has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arboleda blocks a head kick by Kat.
Arboleda moves into the clinch.
Arboleda misses with an elbow over the top.
Kat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arboleda is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Kat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kat avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Arboleda avoiding damage as Kat throws knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Kat blocks with his arms.
Kat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Kat blocks it.
Kat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Kat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kat managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arboleda blocks it with crossed arms.
Kat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arboleda.
Arboleda is trying to maintain a safe position but Kat gets an underhook and turns Arboleda into the ropes.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kat up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Kat.
Arboleda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.
Arboleda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda blocks a body shot from Kat.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kat trying to control the position but instead, Arboleda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kat into the ropes.
Kat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Arboleda wants to stall.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arboleda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arboleda takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
Arboleda swings wildly with an uppercut but Kat uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Kat avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arboleda gets a clinch.
Captain Kat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arboleda scores with a shot to the side of Kat's head.
Kat can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
Kat scores with a knee to the head.
Kat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kat avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Arboleda is pushing Kat up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arboleda blocks it with crossed arms.
Kat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda working Kat over with knees to the body.
Kat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arboleda blocks it with crossed arms.
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kat.
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Arboleda - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arboleda as Kat tries to tie him up.
Kat tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arboleda blocks it with crossed arms.
Kat can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Kat is blocking nicely.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Kat in his tracks for a moment.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kat tries to throw a body punch but Arboleda avoids it by throwing Kat back against the ropes.
Kat misses with a body punch.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kat's defenses.
Kat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arboleda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Kat.
Arboleda is working Kat over against the ropes.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda is stalling here.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Kat is blocking nicely.
Arboleda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kat backwards.
Kat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arboleda is defending well for now.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kat's elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Arboleda throws an elbow but misses.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kat digs a right hand into Arboleda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arboleda's gas tank.
Kat taking a breather.
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Arboleda takes the fight into the clinch.
Arboleda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kat up against the ropes.
Kat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arboleda.
Kat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arboleda blocks it with crossed arms.
Kat throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Kat.
Kat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arboleda's face.
Kat missing with knees to the body.
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kat avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Kat is blocking nicely.
Arboleda wants to stall.
Kat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arboleda blocks it with crossed arms.
Kat takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kat misses with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A body shot lands from Arboleda.
Kat avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Kat looking to slow down the pace here.
Kat tries to land a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks with his arms.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kat misses with a knee strike.
Kat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kat tries a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks it.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Kat avoids the damage to the body.
Kat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kat missing with knees to the body.
Kat looking to throw knees to the head but Arboleda is blocking nicely.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Kat's ribcage.
Arboleda 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!
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arboleda.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arboleda.
Kat misses with a knee strike.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arboleda stalling in the clinch.
Kat tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Kat tries to throw a body punch but Arboleda avoids it by throwing Kat back against the ropes.
Arboleda digs a right hand underneath Kat's ribcage. Kat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Humberto Manuel Arboleda.
I've got Arboleda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
Humberto Manuel Arboleda spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nate Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Pericic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pericic has chosen T.N.T as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Pericic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Pericic.
Good lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Good lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Good checks a leg kick.
Pericic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pericic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Good.
Pericic throws a low kick but Good avoids it.
Good throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pericic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Pericic misses.
Good scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Good tenderised Pericic's leg. Pericic is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circle momentarily. Good darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pericic throws a leg kick
and Good counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Pericic is predictable there
and Good counters with a low kick, right behind Pericic 's knee.
Good dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pericic. That did some damage!
Pericic looks winded!
Pericic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Good.
Good throws a leg kick but Pericic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pericic ducks right into an uppercut from Good.
Jorge Pericic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pericic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Good counters with a nice uppercut.
Jorge Pericic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good cracks a nice hook into Pericic's ribs.
Good takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pericic.
Good showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pericic.
Good tests Pericic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good lands with a cross.
Pericic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good checks a leg kick.
Good scores with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Good.
Good slips a straight right by Pericic.
Pericic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good pushes Pericic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pericic missing with knees to the body.
Good blocks an elbow strike.
Good lands a body punch.
Good tries a knee to the head but Pericic blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good connects with a knee to the head.
Pericic prevents a body shot from Good.
Pericic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good throws a sloppy head kick and Pericic moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Good dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good tries to work over Pericic's front leg with a kick but Pericic checks it.
Pericic throws a hook but Good blocks it.
Pericic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Nate Good has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Pericic.
Good clinches with his opponent.
Good lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pericic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pericic lands a left hand.
Pericic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good blocks the elbow strike.
Good softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pericic is looking to control Good's arms but Good gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pericic has his back to the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Good.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pericic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pericic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good avoiding damage as Pericic throws knees to the body.
Good pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good lands a nice knee to the body.
Pericic is breathing heavily.
Good scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Good.
Good tries to throw a body punch but Pericic avoids it by throwing Good back against the ropes.
Good missing with knees to the body.
Good struggles to land a body shot inside as Pericic controls his hands.
Good lands a left hand.
Good blocks an uppercut.
Good lands a shot to the body.
Good lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Good.
Good landing knees to the head.
Good tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pericic's elbow.
Pericic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Good is keeping busy.
Good lands a right hand.
Good avoiding damage as Pericic throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good pushes off an throws an elbow but Pericic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pericic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pericic is defending well for now.
Good on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pericic misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Good.
Good is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pericic can do to turn this around?
Good working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pericic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Good's defenses.
Pericic lands an elbow that stopped Good in his tracks for a moment.
Pericic takes a shot to the head.
Good lands a shoulder strike.
Pericic misses with a punch on the inside.
Good avoiding damage as Pericic throws knees to the body.
Pericic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pericic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nate Good has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pericic.
Pericic throws an elbow but it misses.
Good misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Good.
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 time! Good's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Good, right into the meat.
Pericic throws a head kick that misses.
Pericic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Good's head.
Good checks the leg kick.
Good scoring well with a low kick there.
Pericic scores with a shot to the body.
Pericic throws a hook to the side of Good's head but Good sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good lands with a hook. Pericic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good tries a low kick but Pericic avoids it.
Pericic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Good.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Good.
Pericic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pericic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Good. Pericic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good wants to land a leg kick but Pericic is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good throws a leg kick but Pericic moved away.
Nice shot by Good.
Pericic gets tackled into the ropes by Good. Good maintains the clinch.
Good lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pericic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Good in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good lands with a right to the head.
Pericic avoids a wild elbow strike from Good.
Good misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Good.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Good.
Knees to the body from Good.
Good with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good presses Pericic against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good looking to throw knees to the head but Pericic is blocking nicely.
Pericic throws a punch but it's blocked by Good.
Good scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pericic takes a shot to the head.
Good misses with a knee to the head.
Good comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good misses with a punch to the body.
Good stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pericic throws an elbow but misses.
Good is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pericic avoids it.
Good connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pericic's face.
A body shot lands from Good.
Good with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Good.
Pericic tries to stall but Good uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good presses Pericic against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Good clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Good's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pericic's sensitive parts.
Pericic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pericic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pericic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pericic lands a nice looking body kick.
Pericic is looking to score with low kicks.
Good checks a low kick from Pericic.
Pericic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good blocks the body kick.
Good is looking to slow Pericic down with leg kicks.
Nate Good is winning the standup battle so far.
Pericic is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pericic throws a good cross that connects.
Good connects with a leg kick. Pericic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good thumps Pericic with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pericic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good blocks an elbow strike.
Good missing with knees to the body.
Good works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Good.
Good is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short uppercut from Good.
Good lands a nice knee to the body.
Good lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Good as the two fighters clinch.
Good lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Good.
Good lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pericic backwards.
Good lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Good obliges.
Pericic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pericic prevents a body shot from Good.
Good lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pericic backwards.
Good doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Good scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good blocks an elbow strike.
Good lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Good.
Good tries a body shot but Pericic blocks it.
Good tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pericic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pericic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good pushes Pericic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Good had his way with Jorge Pericic in that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Good's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters circling - Pericic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nate Good is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pericic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pericic thows a leg kick but Good checks it
and Pericic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pericic throws a solid leg kick but Good takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pericic.
Pericic thows a leg kick but Good checks it
and Good counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pericic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good slips under a jab.
A combination from Pericic does no damage.
Good lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pericic throws a head kick that misses.
Good closes the distance and clinches.
Good goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pericic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good struggles to land a body shot inside as Pericic controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good tries to work over Pericic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good blocks an uppercut.
Good lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pericic blocks it with crossed arms.
Pericic 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.
A short uppercut from Good.
Good misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jorge Pericic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pericic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good lands a shot to the body.
Good gets through Pericic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Good.
Good lands an uppercut.
Pericic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pericic lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good misses with the head strike.
Pericic avoids the elbow strike from Good, against the ropes.
Pericic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good prevents a body shot from Pericic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pericic.
Good is leaning against Pericic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Good.
Knees in the clinch landing for Good.
Good lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pericic backwards.
Pericic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pericic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pericic trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Good on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Good showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Good has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Good!
An out of breath Nate Good 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legionarius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legionarius has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
A nice left hand lands by Legionarius.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Legionarius.
Legionarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Legionarius prevents a body shot from Anderson.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Anderson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Legionarius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Legionarius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Legionarius clinches with his opponent.
Legionarius can't break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Legionarius has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Legionarius.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Anderson.
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!
Legionarius swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Legionarius.
Legionarius misses with a body punch.
Legionarius tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Legionarius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
A short left from Anderson.
Legionarius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Legionarius takes a shot to the head.
Legionarius tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Legionarius back against the ropes.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Legionarius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legionarius misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Legionarius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Legionarius blocking some punches.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Legionarius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legionarius.
Anderson working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legionarius misses with a body punch.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Legionarius.
Legionarius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legionarius's elbow.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legionarius throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Legionarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Legionarius uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Legionarius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Legionarius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Anderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anderson throws a leg kick but Legionarius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Legionarius forces Anderson back against the ropes and clinches.
Legionarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Legionarius backwards.
Legionarius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Legionarius scores with a hook to the body.
Legionarius tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Legionarius controls the action.
Legionarius manages to break the clinch.
Legionarius instigates a clinch.
A short right from Legionarius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Legionarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legionarius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Legionarius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Legionarius drives through and clinches with Anderson against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Legionarius controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Legionarius.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Legionarius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Legionarius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Legionarius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Legionarius back into the ropes.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Legionarius controls the action.
Legionarius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Legionarius scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
A body shot lands from Legionarius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legionarius.
Legionarius is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legionarius.
Legionarius tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legionarius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legionarius gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legionarius.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Legionarius.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Legionarius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Legionarius has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Legionarius tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Legionarius back against the ropes.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Legionarius controls the action.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legionarius tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legionarius blocks an uppercut.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Legionarius.
Anderson cracks Legionarius with a nice body shot.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Legionarius lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Legionarius 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.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Legionarius gets a clinch.
Legionarius misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson tries to work over Legionarius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legionarius can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Legionarius blocking some punches.
Anderson cracks Legionarius with a nice body shot.
Legionarius tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legionarius misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson tries to work over Legionarius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Legionarius prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Legionarius can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Legionarius can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Legionarius struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Legionarius controls the action.
Legionarius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Legionarius struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Legionarius tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legionarius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apollo Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Legionarius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Legionarius avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Legionarius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legionarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legionarius can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Legionarius tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Legionarius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Legionarius controls his hands.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Legionarius controls the action.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Legionarius digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Legionarius.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Legionarius backwards.
Legionarius tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legionarius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Legionarius.
Anderson letting Legionarius take a breather here.
Legionarius misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Anderson really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Legionarius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Legionarius lands with a good body shot.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legionarius moves into the clinch successfully.
Legionarius trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Anderson lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Legionarius.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Legionarius.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Legionarius lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legionarius tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Legionarius back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson tries a body shot but Legionarius blocks it.
Legionarius tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Legionarius fails to land.
Anderson gets through Legionarius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson pushes Legionarius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legionarius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Legionarius working aggressively here.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Legionarius scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Legionarius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Legionarius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Legionarius prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Legionarius tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Legionarius.
Legionarius misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Legionarius misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Legionariuss head.
Legionarius tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Legionarius misses with a body punch.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Legionarius.
Legionarius tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Legionarius back against the ropes.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legionarius's elbow.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Legionarius breaks the clinch.
Anderson clinches.
A short right from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Anderson dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Legionarius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Some wild striking there from Legionarius.
Legionarius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Legionarius is out of range.
Apollo Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Legionarius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Anderson tries a body shot but Legionarius blocks it.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Legionarius backwards.
Legionarius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Legionarius tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Legionarius back against the ropes.
Legionarius throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Legionarius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Legionarius prevents a body shot from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
A head punch on the inside from Legionarius fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Legionarius fails to land.
Alessio Legionarius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson working aggressively here.
A short left from Legionarius.
Legionarius tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Legionarius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Legionarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Legionarius presses Anderson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Legionarius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Legionarius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Legionarius lands a body shot.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Legionarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legionarius.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legionarius can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Legionarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legionarius tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Legionarius back against the ropes.
Anderson misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Anderson!
Apollo Anderson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Braves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Markowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braves's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Want War by Pastor Troy. Jimmy Braves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
255 lbs
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270 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Braves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marek Markowski!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braves misses with an attempted mid kick.
Markowski misses with a body kick.
Braves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Jimmy Braves has been cut.
Markowski takes a swing at Braves's ribcage but misses.
Markowski looks to land a body kick but Braves moved away.
Markowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Markowski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Braves moves out of range of the body kick from Markowski.
Markowski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Markowski lands with a shot to the body.
Markowski closes the distance but Braves moves to the side
and Braves counters with a thumping low kick.
Braves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Markowski's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Braves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Markowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Markowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Markowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Braves circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markowski is looking to clinch but Braves is avoiding it.
Braves lunges at Markowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Markowski's hand.
It looks like Marek Markowski has been cut.
Markowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Braves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braves circles away from the clinch attempt
and Braves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Braves can't find room to land a body shot as Markowski controls the action.
Braves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Markowski is defending well for now.
Markowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Markowski looks to clinch
and Braves counters with a nice leg kick.
Markowski scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markowski checks a low kick from Braves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markowski tries to clinch up
and Braves finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Markowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Braves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Braves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markowski.
Markowski moves in looking to clinch but Braves pushes him off.
Braves misses with an uppercut. Markowski saw that one coming.
Braves is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braves. Markowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Markowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Markowski avoids the head kick by Braves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marek Markowski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Markowski connects with a leg kick. Braves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Braves blocks a head kick by Markowski.
Markowski misses the shot to the body.
Markowski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Braves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Markowski moves in looking to clinch but Braves pushes him off.
Braves scores with a spinning back kick!
Markowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Markowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Braves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Markowski.
Markowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Braves counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Braves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Braves tries to land a knee to the head but Markowski blocks with his arms.
Braves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braves is looking to land body kicks.
Braves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Markowski.
The fight stays on the outside here - Markowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Markowski lands a leg kick that knocks Braves off balance momentarily.
Marek Markowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Markowski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Braves slips a jab and a cross from Markowski.
Markowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Braves counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Markowski closes the distance but Braves moves to the side
and Braves counters with a good low kick that Markowski was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Markowski.
A punch combination from Markowski misses.
Markowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braves was well out of range. Poor timing from Markowski.
Markowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Braves finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Markowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Braves circles away.
Markowski moves in looking to clinch but Braves pushes him off.
Braves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Markowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Markowski moves to clinch but Braves breaks away
and Braves makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Markowski really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Markowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Markowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jimmy Braves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markowski moves to clinch but Braves breaks away
and Braves counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Markowski moves out of range as Braves throws a body kick.
Markowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Markowski tries to bum rush Braves with a series of wild strikes but Braves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Markowski misses with a few strikes there.
Markowski throws a combination. Braves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Markowski.
Markowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Braves rather than just go for the knockout.
Braves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braves thows a body shot but no joy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Braves.
Markowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markowski misses with a double jab
and Braves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Braves.
Braves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Braves manages to break the clinch.
Braves throws a head kick but Markowski moves out of range.
Markowski looks to land a body kick but Braves moved away.
A head kick misses from Braves.
Braves feints and then cracks Markowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Markowski down.
Markowski tries to clinch but Braves moves away
and Braves counters with a nice kick to the body.
Braves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markowski throws a leg kick but Braves sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A left and a right from Markowski both land. Nice combination.
Markowski is looking to clinch but Braves is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Markowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Braves throws a lazy head kick
and Markowski counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Braves misses.
Markowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Markowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Braves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Markowski lunges at Braves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braves's hand.
Markowski lands with a good body shot.
Marek Markowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Markowski avoids the head kick by Braves.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Braves showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Markowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marek Markowski!
An out of breath Marek Markowski 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Julius Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gotard Krasnodebski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
170 lbs
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28
164 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gotard Krasnodebski!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasnodebski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jenkins, pushing him back against the ropes.
I was talking to Jenkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Krasnodebski pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Krasnodebski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jenkins's efforts to push away.
Krasnodebski leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jenkins is trying to break free.
Jenkins can't break the clinch.
Krasnodebski slows down the pace here.
Krasnodebski gets through Jenkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski scores with a hook to the body.
Krasnodebski misses with a punch on the inside.
Krasnodebski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnodebski lands with a light punch inside.
Jenkins tries a knee to the head but Krasnodebski blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krasnodebski as Jenkins tries to tie him up.
Krasnodebski slows down the pace here.
Krasnodebski misses with a punch on the inside.
Krasnodebski lands a shot to the body.
Jenkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krasnodebski manages to break the clinch.
Krasnodebski connects with a body shot that sends Jenkins's belly button to the back.
Krasnodebski cracks the inside of Jenkins's front leg.
Krasnodebski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gotard Krasnodebski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Krasnodebski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krasnodebski lands a two punch combo.
Jenkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Krasnodebski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jenkins checks the leg kick.
Krasnodebski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jenkins misses with a hook.
Krasnodebski slips under a jab from Jenkins.
Krasnodebski misses with a series of wild punches.
Krasnodebski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jenkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski throws out a loose jab but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Krasnodebski counters with an outside leg kick.
Krasnodebski moves into the clinch.
Krasnodebski misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jenkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gotard Krasnodebski dominated that round.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Krasnodebski is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krasnodebski tries to move into range but Jenkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jenkins lands a really nice looking cross but Krasnodebski seems unphased.
It looks like Gotard Krasnodebski has been cut.
Krasnodebski misses the jab.
Jenkins misses with a looping left.
Krasnodebski throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Krasnodebski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jenkins, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krasnodebski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krasnodebski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krasnodebski effectively controlling the action here.
Krasnodebski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krasnodebski is defending well for now.
Krasnodebski trying to control the position but instead, Jenkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krasnodebski into the ropes.
Krasnodebski lands with a short shot to the head.
Krasnodebski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Krasnodebski fails to land.
Jenkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krasnodebski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krasnodebski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenkins is keeping busy.
Krasnodebski lands a left hand.
Jenkins misses with a knee to the head.
Jenkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jenkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krasnodebski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krasnodebski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krasnodebski just leaning against Jenkins, taking a breather.
Jenkins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krasnodebski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krasnodebski tries a body shot but Jenkins blocks it.
Krasnodebski pushes Jenkins back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Krasnodebski wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krasnodebski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krasnodebski presses Jenkins against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jenkins tries to break free but Krasnodebski pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gotard Krasnodebski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gotard Krasnodebski's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Krasnodebski moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Krasnodebski moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jenkins.
Jenkins walks into a straight right hand from Krasnodebski.
Gotard Krasnodebski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krasnodebski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jenkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick but Jenkins checks it.
Jenkins scores with a body shot.
Krasnodebski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krasnodebski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jenkins throws out the jab.
Krasnodebski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Krasnodebski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krasnodebski tries to land a leg kick but Jenkins saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krasnodebski throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krasnodebski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jenkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krasnodebski thumps Jenkins with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jenkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Jenkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Krasnodebski lunges at Jenkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jenkins's hand.
Jenkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Jenkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Krasnodebski throws out a powerful jab.
Krasnodebski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jenkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krasnodebski throws a head kick that misses.
Krasnodebski cracks the inside of Jenkins's front leg.
Krasnodebski swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krasnodebski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Krasnodebski.
A swing and a miss from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Krasnodebski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jenkins on the side of the head.
Krasnodebski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jenkins, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Krasnodebski as the two fighters clinch.
Krasnodebski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krasnodebski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jenkins prevents a body shot from Krasnodebski.
Jenkins tries to stall but Krasnodebski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Krasnodebski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Krasnodebski fails to land.
Jenkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jenkins being controlled against the ropes.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krasnodebski is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gotard Krasnodebski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jenkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Krasnodebski throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gotard Krasnodebski really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gotard Krasnodebski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jenkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jenkins looks to throw the jab but Krasnodebski is out of range.
Krasnodebski cracks Jenkins with a good jab.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krasnodebski moves away.
Jenkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krasnodebski takes a swing at Jenkins's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins scores with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski tries to work over Jenkins's front leg with a kick but Jenkins checks it.
Krasnodebski scoring well with a low kick there.
Krasnodebski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krasnodebski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jenkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krasnodebski tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins moves out of range of the leg kick from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jenkins throws out the jab.
Krasnodebski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krasnodebski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jenkins's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krasnodebski doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A clash of legs there as Krasnodebski blocks the low kick.
Jenkins looks to throw the jab but Krasnodebski is out of range.
Krasnodebski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jenkins's head backwards.
Krasnodebski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krasnodebski is looking to score with low kicks.
Krasnodebski moves forwards but Jenkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jenkins with a nice cross.
Jenkins tries to score with a low kick but Krasnodebski moves his leg out of the way.
Jenkins defending well as Krasnodebski loads up on a big left hand.
Krasnodebski misses with a low kick as Jenkins jumps back.
Jenkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krasnodebski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krasnodebski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krasnodebski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Krasnodebski throws a head kick that Jenkins semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins jabs at Krasnodebski's body.
Krasnodebski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krasnodebski has managed to clinch.
Jenkins trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Krasnodebski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krasnodebski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jenkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jenkins tries a knee to the head but Krasnodebski blocks it.
Krasnodebski is pushing Jenkins up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krasnodebski is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Krasnodebski.
Jenkins tries to break the clinch but Krasnodebski is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gotard Krasnodebski dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gotard Krasnodebski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Krasnodebski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krasnodebski cracks Jenkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick but Jenkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jenkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Krasnodebski should have avoided that one.
Krasnodebski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krasnodebski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins misses with a straight left.
Krasnodebski connects with a high kick.
Krasnodebski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick there by Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Krasnodebski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krasnodebski was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
A leg kick checked by Jenkins.
Krasnodebski misses with a body kick.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Krasnodebski throws an overhand right that lands on Jenkins's shoulder, as Jenkins tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Krasnodebski.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krasnodebski connects with the punch.
Krasnodebski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jenkins.
Jenkins scores with a body shot.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krasnodebski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Julius Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krasnodebski lands a nice hook to Jenkins's body. Jenkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krasnodebski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jenkins can pounce on him.
Krasnodebski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jenkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krasnodebski's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Krasnodebski.
Jenkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jenkins scores with a nice head shot.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Krasnodebski is just out of range.
Krasnodebski checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a kick to the body
and Krasnodebski counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Krasnodebski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krasnodebski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Krasnodebski lands with an uppercut that bounces Jenkins off the ropes and back into range.
Jenkins throws out a leg kick but Krasnodebski moves out of range and Jenkins only half commits.
Jenkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krasnodebski is looking to slow Jenkins down with leg kicks.
Jenkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Krasnodebski off the ropes and back into range.
Jenkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krasnodebski is out of range.
Jenkins staying out of range there.
Krasnodebski slips a jab from Jenkins.
Krasnodebski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jenkins's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krasnodebski lands with a nice body punch.
Krasnodebski throws a good cross that connects.
Krasnodebski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jenkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Krasnodebski drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gotard Krasnodebski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krasnodebski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gotard Krasnodebski!
An out of breath Gotard Krasnodebski 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Herbst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khaled Khaled (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herbst comes to the ring accompanied by How can I become a Bawlaa. The crowd seem to be enjoying Khaled's choice of entrance music: DJ Khaled - All I Do Is Win. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Herbst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khaled Khaled!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaled lands with an overhand left.
Khaled gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Herbst fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herbst throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khaled counters with a nice body kick.
Herbst throws out a leg kick but Khaled moves out of range and Herbst only half commits.
Herbst swinging wildly here.
Herbst thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khaled takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Herbst tries to clinch but Khaled is having none of it.
Herbst just misses with a punch to the body.
Herbst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khaled moves away.
A shot to the body from Herbst misses
and Khaled counters with a thumping low kick.
Herbst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khaled.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khaled.
Herbst is looking to wear down Khaled with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Herbst darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Herbst keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khaled.
A big right from Herbst misses.
Khaled keeps the fight on the outside.
Khaled on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khaled scores with a leg kick.
Herbst throws a looping overhand right but Khaled ducks down to avoid it.
Herbst scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Herbst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khaled was well out of range. Poor timing from Herbst.
Herbst misses with a wild body shot.
Herbst tries to clinch up.
Khaled blocks a head kick by Herbst.
Khaled bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Herbst's head backwards.
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!
Khaled avoids the body shot from Herbst.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaled fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Herbst rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khaled counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Herbst goes down! Will Herbst beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Khaled ducks under a wild hook from Herbst.
Herbst dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Herbst darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khaled avoids the body shot from Herbst.
Khaled cracks Herbst with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Herbst get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Herbst looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Khaled fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Herbst.
Herbst is breathing heavily.
Khaled misses with a low kick.
Herbst throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khaled uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herbst.
Herbst looks to score with a jab to the body but Khaled is just out of range.
Herbst throws a sloppy body shot
and Khaled counters with a nice uppercut.
Herbst wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khaled Khaled will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Herbst tries a head kick but it misses.
Herbst swings widly with a right hand
and Khaled counters with a good, hard body kick but Herbst shrugs it off.
Herbst misses with a left hand
and Khaled counters with an outside leg kick.
Khaled defending well as Herbst loads up on a big left hand.
Herbst misses with a lunging right hand
and Khaled makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khaled lands a leg kick that knocks Herbst off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khaled throws an overhand right that has Herbst reeling! Khaled follows up with more punches and Herbst is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Khaled Khaled!
In his post fight interview, Khaled Khaled started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, James Herbst stepped up to the mic, saying 'That fucker cheated - he poked me in the eye!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shitty Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Tyrannosaurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrannosaurus has chosen MacArthurPark as his entrance music. Shitty Bill has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shitty Bill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Tyrannosaurus!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bill misses with a head kick.
Tyrannosaurus slips a jab and a cross from Bill.
Tyrannosaurus loads up on a big right hand but Bill slips the punch.
Tyrannosaurus tries a head kick but it misses.
Bill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrannosaurus walks into a straight right hand from Bill.
Shitty Bill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Tyrannosaurus.
Bill throws a head kick but Tyrannosaurus moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bill checks a leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a hook.
Tyrannosaurus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tyrannosaurus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tyrannosaurus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyrannosaurus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bill counters with a head kick. That will keep Tyrannosaurus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bill on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tyrannosaurus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyrannosaurus looks to land a right hand but Bill moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Bill as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Bill moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Tyrannosaurus! Bill continues to tee off on Tyrannosaurus, landing with a left and a right! Bill connects with a right hand that leaves Tyrannosaurus sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Bill!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shitty Bill!
Shitty Bill very nearly forgot to thank KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bernhard Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spurro Sparre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sexy and I Know It . Bernhard Taylor is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spurro Sparre!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Sparre misses.
Taylor tries to clinch but Sparre moves out of range.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor thumps Sparre with a low kick.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sparre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sparre tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Sparre 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.
Taylor cracks Sparre with an open hand slap.
Taylor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taylor throws a hook but Sparre avoids it easily.
Sparre works over Taylor's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparre misses with a head kick.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch but Sparre is having none of it.
Sparre with a jab.
Sparre throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sparre misses with a double jab
and Taylor counters with a thumping low kick.
Sparre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Sparre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sparre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
A head kick misses from Sparre.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taylor.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparre moves away.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Taylor sizes up Sparre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparre throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparre thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sparre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taylor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sparre scrambles back to his feet.
Sparre is rocked!
A big right from Taylor misses.
Sparre is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Sparre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sparre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sparre seems to have recovered his senses.
Good shot there by Taylor.
Sparre walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Sparre is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bernhard Taylor!
Post fight, an emotional Bernhard Taylor said 'Give me Danny green, I want payback!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Garson DeBramalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kersikov's choice of entrance music: Avicii - Wake Me Up ft Aloe Blacc. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Garson DeBramalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeBramalo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
DeBramalo misses with a body kick.
DeBramalo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DeBramalo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Garson DeBramalo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov cracks DeBramalo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kersikov connects with an inside leg kick.
DeBramalo thows a leg kick but Kersikov checks it
and Kersikov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
DeBramalo cracks the inside of Kersikov's front leg.
DeBramalo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
DeBramalo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeBramalo throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov thows a body shot but no joy.
DeBramalo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
DeBramalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
DeBramalo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Kersikov.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeBramalo.
A lazy body kick from DeBramalo
and Kersikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
DeBramalo tries a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Kersikov throws a push kick but DeBramalo slaps the foot to one side.
DeBramalo throws a low kick but Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a thumping low kick.
Kersikov scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but DeBramalo is just out of range.
Kersikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed DeBramalo momentarily.
DeBramalo looks to throw a body kick
and Kersikov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kersikov clinches up with DeBramalo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kersikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeBramalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
DeBramalo blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kersikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
DeBramalo is breathing heavily.
Kersikov scores with a hook to the body.
Kersikov swings wildly with an uppercut but DeBramalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kersikov.
DeBramalo has a couple of punches blocked by Kersikov.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Kersikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeBramalo lands a shoulder strike.
Kersikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
DeBramalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike.
Kersikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo dodges an elbow strike from Kersikov.
DeBramalo lands an elbow that stopped Kersikov in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kersikov.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeBramalo.
Kersikov pushes DeBramalo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kersikov lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kersikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kersikov.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of DeBramalo's head.
DeBramalo managing to block the knees to the body from Kersikov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as DeBramalo controls the action.
Kersikov taking a breather.
Kersikov has a couple of punches blocked by DeBramalo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garson DeBramalo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
DeBramalo looks to land a combination but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kersikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kersikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeBramalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeBramalo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DeBramalo misses with a straight right.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeBramalo manages to avoid it.
DeBramalo 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.
DeBramalo misses with a wild body shot.
DeBramalo connects with a single shot there.
Andrei Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kersikov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
DeBramalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeBramalo has managed to clinch.
DeBramalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeBramalo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DeBramalo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kersikovs head.
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as DeBramalo controls the action.
DeBramalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeBramalo is trying to push Kersikov away but Kersikov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
DeBramalo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeBramalo working aggressively here.
DeBramalo managing to block the knees to the body from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kersikov lands a body punch.
DeBramalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeBramalo.
Kersikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
DeBramalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeBramalo takes a shot to the head.
DeBramalo breaks from the clinch.
DeBramalo throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeBramalo checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo misses with a leg kick.
DeBramalo scoring well with a low kick there.
DeBramalo takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and DeBramalo counters with a leg kick.
Kersikov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. DeBramalo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
DeBramalo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kersikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Garson DeBramalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Kersikov blocks the leg kick.
DeBramalo defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov 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.
Kersikov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. DeBramalo eats them both and turns towards Kersikov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo misses the body punch
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! DeBramalo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kersikov - the referee stops the clock and DeBramalo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kersikov. DeBramalo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick.
DeBramalo avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
DeBramalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a sloppy body shot
and DeBramalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and DeBramalo counters with a solid body kick.
DeBramalo misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and DeBramalo is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Garson DeBramalo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Garson DeBramalo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
DeBramalo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
DeBramalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
DeBramalo throws a leg kick but Kersikov checks it.
Kersikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick from DeBramalo.
Kersikov cracks DeBramalo with a good jab.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kersikov checks a leg kick nicely.
DeBramalo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeBramalo.
Kersikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down DeBramalo rather than just go for the knockout.
Kersikov tries to clinch up.
A low kick from DeBramalo misses
and Kersikov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but DeBramalo avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the ropes.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DeBramalo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeBramalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeBramalo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
DeBramalo takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kersikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
DeBramalo dodges an elbow strike from Kersikov.
DeBramalo prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
DeBramalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
DeBramalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeBramalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeBramalo scores with a shoulder strike.
Kersikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kersikov is working DeBramalo over against the ropes.
Andrei Kersikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kersikov pushes DeBramalo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kersikov lands with a left to the head.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike.
Kersikov lands a body shot.
DeBramalo being controlled against the ropes.
Kersikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on DeBramalo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kersikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kersikov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kersikov scores with a hook to the body.
Kersikov cracks DeBramalo with a nice body shot.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but DeBramalo avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the ropes.
Kersikov lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeBramalo is defending well for now.
Kersikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DeBramalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kersikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite DeBramalo's efforts to push away.
DeBramalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov tries to work over DeBramalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kersikov digs a right hand underneath DeBramalo's ribcage. DeBramalo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kersikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kersikov.
Kersikov pushes DeBramalo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a short shot to the head.
DeBramalo lands an uppercut.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Kersikov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kersikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kersikov as the two fighters clinch.
Kersikov lands with a light punch inside.
Kersikov breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks DeBramalo with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! DeBramalo looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. DeBramalo get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Andrei Kersikov!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrei Kersikov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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