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Dynasty 223: The Jacque' PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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140 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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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
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Sato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Azhari in his tracks.
Azhari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sato.
Sato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azhari connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Ukyo Sato has been cut.
Sato looks to land a body kick but Azhari moved away.
Sato defending well as Azhari loads up on a big left hand.
Sato throws a hook but Azhari blocks it.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato keeps Azhari at a distance using the push kick.
Azhari takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato checks the leg kick.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato lands with a slapping head kick.
Azhari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Azhari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari misses with a body kick.
A big left from Sato misses.
Sato connects with the punch.
Sato lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Azhari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Ukyo Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato throws a leg kick that misses.
Sato looks to throw a body kick
and Azhari counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Sato to the mat! Azhari runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Sato is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Sato is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azhari throws out a loose jab but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Azhari. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Sato.
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato throws a body kick that misses
and Azhari counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab from Azhari.
Sato misses with a few strikes there.
Sato throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Azhari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Sato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Azhari tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Sato finds it's way through Azhari's defenses.
Sato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Azhari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Azhari catches Sato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Sato misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Sato.
Sato tries to land a front kick but Azhari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Sato misses.
Azhari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sato misses with a left hand
and Azhari counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Sato checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sato connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sato checks a leg kick.
Azhari throws a front kick aimed at Sato's knee but Sato avoids it well.
Sato is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Azhari had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azhari.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Sato lands a leg kick that knocks Azhari off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azhari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebrahim Azhari should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato'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.
Azhari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azhari misses with the combination.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azhari checks a low kick from Sato.
Sato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Azhari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azhari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Azhari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Azhari throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Azhari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sato tries to land a front kick but Azhari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Sato. That snapped Azhari's head back.
Sato throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Sato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azhari counters with a nice uppercut.
Azhari blocks a head kick by Sato.
Azhari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sato tries to land a body kick
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azhari scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Sato beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Azhari counters with a stiff right hand.
Sato is still on wobbly legs! Can Azhari finish him?
That has opened up Ukyo Sato's cut even more.
Sato staying out of range there.
Azhari throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Azhari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sato lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Sato's shoulder, as Sato tries to avoid the shot.
Sato seems to have recovered his senses.
Sato looks to land a body kick but Azhari moved away.
Sato moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Sato sizes up Azhari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sato.
Azhari scores with a decent looking hook.
Sato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sato scores with a jab to the jaw.
Azhari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sato looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
Azhari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari lands a jab to the head.
Azhari throws a poor cross that misses
and Sato counters with a one-two to the body.
Good exchange - Sato coming out on top.
Azhari looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Sato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Sato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Azhari counters with a solid body kick.
Azhari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sato lands with a kick to the ribs.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato misses with a body shot.
Sato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sato with a hook.
Azhari is looking to land body kicks.
Azhari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sato misses with a straight right.
Sato moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato looks to land a body kick but Azhari moved away.
Azhari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Azhari is looking to score with low kicks.
Sato throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Azhari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato lands with an overhand left.
That kick from Sato tenderised Azhari's leg. Azhari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Azhari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Azhari slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebrahim Azhari will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato'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.
Azhari lands a glancing blow to the side of Sato's head.
Azhari checks a leg kick.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari.
Azhari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sato takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Sato feints and then cracks Azhari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azhari down.
Azhari throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
Sato throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sato throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azhari misses with a body kick.
Sato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
Azhari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Sato moved away.
Azhari misses with a straight left.
Azhari is looking to land body kicks.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Sato.
Azhari slips under a jab.
Azhari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Azhari circles away quickly and effectively.
Azhari slips a jab from Sato.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sato checks a leg kick.
Azhari throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari throws a wild body kick that Sato sees coming a mile off.
Azhari moves out of range as Sato throws a body kick.
Azhari takes one on the button.
Sato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Azhari throws a leg kick
and Sato counters with a right hand to the body.
Sato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Azhari scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.
Azhari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato misses with a leg kick.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azhari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sato throws a leg kick but Azhari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azhari.
Sato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Sato misses.
Azhari avoids the head kick by Sato.
Sato throws a body kick that misses
and Azhari counters with an outside leg kick.
Sato moves out of range of the strikes.
Azhari lands with an overhand left.
Azhari scores with a jab.
Sato scores with a punch to the head.
Sato moves out of range of the strikes.
Azhari drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Sato onto his butt! Sato pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
The cut above Ukyo Sato's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari moves out of range as Sato strikes.
Sato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A leg kick checked by Sato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
and Sato counters with a flying knee. Nice.
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
A jab from Azhari misses.
Sato pushes Azhari away with a front kick.
Azhari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
A bone on bone clash there as Sato blocks the leg kick.
Azhari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sato to score with a decent uppercut.
Sato cracks a nice hook into Azhari's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato avoids a kick to the body.
Azhari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebrahim Azhari takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Azhari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sato.
Sato throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Azhari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Sato.
Azhari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Azhari slips the punch.
Sato blocks a jab.
Azhari lands a nice looking body kick.
Sato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
Sato connects with a nice looking jab.
Azhari throws the kick towards the body but Sato avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Azhari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Sato - just one landing.
Azhari throws out a loose jab but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azhari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sato thows a body shot but no joy.
Azhari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
Azhari scores with a kick to the body.
Sato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sato scores with a push kick.
Azhari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Azhari counters with a low kick, right behind Sato 's knee.
Sato is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Azhari tries to work over Sato's front leg with a kick but Sato checks it.
Sato misses with an uppercut
and Azhari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato swings widly with a right hand
enabling Azhari to counter with a crisp jab.
Azhari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Azhari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato throws a low kick but Azhari moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Azhari.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Sato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari misses with a head kick.
Azhari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sato scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Azhari dodges the punch combination from Sato.
Azhari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Azhari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azhari throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
Azhari slips under a jab from Sato.
Sato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Sato throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Azhari counters with a good, hard body kick but Sato shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari tried to score with a low kick but Sato checks it.
Sato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azhari.
Sato scores with a shot to the body.
Azhari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sato is able to avoid easily.
Sato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Sato.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sato checks a leg kick.
A cross from Sato lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Sato stuns Azhari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Azhari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sato looks to throw a body kick
and Azhari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sato scores with a jab to the head.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Azhari.
Azhari misses with a double jab.
Azhari misses the jab.
Sato looks for the body kick but Azhari saw that one coming.
Azhari throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
Sato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azhari throws a head kick but Sato moves out of range.
Azhari throws a wild body kick that Sato sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azhari, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari 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.
Azhari sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.
Sato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Sato checks it.
Azhari 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.
Azhari throws a leg kick
and Sato counters with a stiff right hand.
Azhari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sato moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Azhari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crunch! Sato slams his shin into Azhari's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato connects with a single shot there.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
Azhari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari throws a front kick aimed at Sato's knee but Sato avoids it well.
Azhari throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sato checks a low kick from Azhari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato blocks the body kick.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azhari steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sato. That one must have hurt.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato cracks Azhari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ebrahim Azhari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Azhari takes a step back to recover.
Sato throws an off balance right hand
and Azhari counters with a low kick, right behind Sato 's knee.
Azhari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Azhari tries a head kick but it misses.
Azhari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azhari scrambles back to his feet.
Sato jabs Azhari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Sato lands a glancing blow to the side of Azhari's head.
Sato misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azhari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sato - the referee stops the clock and Azhari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sato. Azhari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sato lands a body shot.
Azhari lands a leg kick that knocks Sato off balance momentarily.
Azhari throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Azhari looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Azhari misses with a head kick.
Sato throws a push kick but Azhari slaps the foot to one side.
Sato connects with a right hand. Azhari shakes it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
Sato throws a poor cross that misses
and Azhari counters with a nice uppercut.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Azhari moved out of range.
Ukyo Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azhari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sato under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ukyo Sato.
Well Azhari 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:43
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:43
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
A relieved looking Ebrahim Azhari thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ten Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daemon Blackfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Red Gym might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the Tiger. Blackfyre has chosen Mojo So Dope as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
22 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Ten Red Gym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daemon Blackfyre!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackfyre lands a jab.
We've been informed that Blackfyre 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.
Blackfyre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blackfyre slips a jab and a cross from Red Gym.
Red Gym missing with a left hand there. Blackfyre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackfyre scores with a nice strike.
Blackfyre throws the kick towards the body but Red Gym avoids it.
Red Gym swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blackfyre.
Red Gym throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blackfyre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Red Gym connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackfyre. Red Gym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackfyre misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackfyre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Red Gym scores with a jab.
It looks like Daemon Blackfyre has been cut.
Red Gym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackfyre.
Daemon Blackfyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackfyre throws a push kick but Red Gym slaps the foot to one side.
Red Gym throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Red Gym looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blackfyre throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Red Gym does no damage.
Red Gym misses with a looping right.
Blackfyre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Red Gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfyre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Red Gym. Red Gym circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Red Gym closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Red Gym throws a looping overhand right but Blackfyre ducks down to avoid it.
Blackfyre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Red Gym cracks Blackfyre with an open hand slap.
Blackfyre takes one on the button.
Blackfyre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Red Gym.
Red Gym misses with a wild body shot.
Red Gym tries to bum rush Blackfyre with a series of wild strikes but Blackfyre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Red Gym lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Red Gym walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red Gym scores with a one two! Blackfyre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blackfyre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackfyre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Red Gym.
Blackfyre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blackfyre walks into a jab.
Red Gym bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym misses with a straight right.
Blackfyre misses with the combination.
Blackfyre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blackfyre is rocked!
Red Gym connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Blackfyre's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Blackfyre - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ten Red Gym!
Ten Red Gym got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Herbst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideki Matsuyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herbst comes into the arena with How can I become a Bawlaa blaring out of the sound system. Matsuyama has chosen Eminem feat. Nate Dogg - Till I Collapse as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 7 - 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideki Matsuyama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herbst buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Herbst darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Hideki Matsuyama has been cut.
Herbst tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matsuyama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Herbst thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsuyama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Herbst scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matsuyama doesn't seem bothered though.
Herbst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama throws a leg kick that misses.
Herbst lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matsuyama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Matsuyama misses
and Herbst counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Matsuyama walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Matsuyama 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 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). James Herbst!
James Herbst decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alessio Legionarius told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legionarius throws a hook but Tarczynski blocks it.
Tarczynski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tarczynski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Legionarius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tarczynski.
Legionarius moves in looking to clinch but Tarczynski pushes him off.
Tarczynski throws a hook but Legionarius avoids it easily.
Tarczynski moves out of range of the body kick from Legionarius.
Tarczynski lands a really nice looking cross but Legionarius seems unphased.
Tarczynski cracks the inside of Legionarius's front leg.
Legionarius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karol Tarczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legionarius checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Tarczynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tarczynski keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tarczynski.
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!
Tarczynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Legionarius walks into a left hand.
Legionarius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarczynski moves away.
Legionarius tries to clinch but Tarczynski is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Legionarius.
Legionarius tries to clinch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Legionarius thumps Tarczynski with a low kick.
Nice shot by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legionarius.
Tarczynski misses the jab.
Tarczynski tries to clinch up but Legionarius circles away and keeps his distance.
Tarczynski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Legionarius is out of range and Tarczynski settles back down.
Legionarius tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tarczynski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tarczynski throws a head kick that Legionarius semi-blocks.
Legionarius moves away from the strike by Tarczynski.
Legionarius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Legionarius wants to clinch.
Tarczynski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarczynski connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius connects with a right hand. Tarczynski shakes it off.
Tarczynski misses with a two punch combination.
Tarczynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karol Tarczynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legionarius misses with an uppercut. Tarczynski saw that one coming.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Legionarius tries to clinch but Tarczynski is having none of it.
Tarczynski throws a right hand that misses
and Legionarius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tarczynski checks a leg kick.
That kick from Legionarius tenderised Tarczynski's leg. Tarczynski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Legionarius throws a poor cross that misses
and Tarczynski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tarczynski cracks Legionarius with a good jab.
Tarczynski lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarczynski wants to slow Legionarius down by chopping away at his legs.
Tarczynski throws a sloppy head kick
and Legionarius counters with a nice uppercut.
Legionarius thuds his right hand into Tarczynski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alessio Legionarius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Legionarius misses with a wild body shot.
Tarczynski is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Tarczynski does it's job there.
Legionarius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tarczynski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Legionarius scrambles back to his feet.
Legionarius tries to land a leg kick but Tarczynski saw it coming and moves away.
Tarczynski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Legionarius throws a push kick but Tarczynski slaps the foot to one side.
Tarczynski misses with a straight right.
Legionarius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tarczynski misses with a low kick.
Tarczynski throws a head kick but Legionarius moves out of range.
Tarczynski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Legionarius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarczynski.
A bone on bone clash there as Tarczynski blocks the leg kick.
Tarczynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legionarius finds it's way round the side to connect with Tarczynski's head.
Tarczynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legionarius.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski blocking some punches.
Tarczynski stalling against the ropes.
Legionarius lands with a left to the head.
Tarczynski wants to stall.
Tarczynski has a couple of punches blocked by Legionarius.
Tarczynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Legionarius tries to throw a body punch but Tarczynski avoids it by throwing Legionarius back against the ropes.
Tarczynski is trying to maintain a safe position but Legionarius gets an underhook and turns Tarczynski into the ropes.
Legionarius blocks a body shot from Tarczynski.
A short left from Legionarius.
A body shot lands from Legionarius.
A head punch on the inside from Tarczynski fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legionarius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tarczynski or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski stalling in the clinch but Legionarius improves position.
Legionarius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tarczynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Legionariuss head.
Tarczynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legionarius backwards.
Tarczynski stalling in the clinch but Legionarius improves position.
A shot in the inside from Legionarius.
Tarczynski misses with the head strike.
Tarczynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarczynski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Legionarius scores with a hook to the body.
Legionarius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tarczynski 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 lands with a left to the head.
Tarczynski pushes Legionarius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarczynski misses with some punches.
Tarczynski lands with a short shot to the head.
Tarczynski misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alessio Legionarius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Legionarius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Legionarius slips a jab from Tarczynski.
The fighters circling - Tarczynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tarczynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legionarius.
Legionarius throws a sloppy head kick and Tarczynski moves out of range easily.
Tarczynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Legionarius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tarczynski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Legionarius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Legionarius gets a clinch.
Legionarius misses with the head strike.
Legionarius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tarczynski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tarczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Legionarius tries to throw a body punch but Tarczynski avoids it by throwing Legionarius back against the ropes.
Tarczynski lands with a short shot to the head.
Legionarius taking a breather.
Legionarius lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Legionarius.
Legionarius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tarczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legionarius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tarczynski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Legionarius misses with a body punch.
Tarczynski throws a head punch that misses.
Tarczynski tries to throw a body punch but Legionarius avoids it by throwing Tarczynski back against the ropes.
Tarczynski misses with a body punch.
Alessio Legionarius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tarczynski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tarczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Legionarius controls his hands.
Legionarius blocks a body shot from Tarczynski.
Legionarius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tarczynski lands a left hand.
Legionarius blocks an uppercut.
Tarczynski can't find room to land a body shot as Legionarius controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legionarius misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski tries a body shot but Legionarius blocks it.
Tarczynski works on Legionarius's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tarczynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Legionarius or not.
Tarczynski blocks an uppercut.
Legionarius can't break the clinch.
Legionarius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarczynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tarczynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarczynski trying to control the position but instead, Legionarius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tarczynski into the ropes.
Tarczynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Legionarius 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!
A short right from Tarczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Karol Tarczynski did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Legionarius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Legionarius tries to clinch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Tarczynski avoids the head kick by Legionarius.
Tarczynski scores with a head kick. Legionarius tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tarczynski thuds a left hand into Legionarius's body.
Tarczynski throws a looping overhand right but Legionarius ducks down to avoid it.
Legionarius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski cracks a nice hook into Legionarius's ribs.
Legionarius wants to clinch
and Tarczynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Legionarius avoids the head kick by Tarczynski.
A slow jab from Legionarius misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Legionarius.
Legionarius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legionarius ducks under a wild hook from Tarczynski.
A head kick misses from Tarczynski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Legionarius.
Tarczynski defending well as Legionarius loads up on a big left hand.
Legionarius throws a push kick but Tarczynski slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski ducks under a wild hook from Legionarius.
Legionarius missing with a left hand there. Tarczynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tarczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Legionarius is just out of range.
Legionarius blocks a leg kick.
Legionarius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Legionarius tries to close the distance and clinch but Tarczynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tarczynski, as that shot connected.
Legionarius has Tarczynski up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short left from Legionarius.
Legionarius tries to work over Tarczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarczynski misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Legionarius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski moves out of range of the body kick from Legionarius.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarczynski throws a leg kick which misses Legionarius's front leg but catches the back leg as Legionarius tries to avoid it.
Tarczynski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karol Tarczynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Legionarius misses with a low kick.
Legionarius lands with a right hand.
Tarczynski ducks right into an uppercut from Legionarius.
Tarczynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Tarczynski misses.
Legionarius misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legionarius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but Legionarius checks it.
Legionarius throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tarczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Tarczynski had his way with Alessio Legionarius in that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from Tarczynski misses
and Legionarius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tarczynski missing with a left hand there. Legionarius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Legionarius tries to clinch but Tarczynski is having none of it.
Legionarius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarczynski.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a kick to the body.
Legionarius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tarczynski throws out the jab.
Tarczynski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A jab lands there for Legionarius.
Tarczynski thows a leg kick but Legionarius checks it
and Legionarius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tarczynski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tarczynski slips under a jab from Legionarius.
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 connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tarczynski misses with a straight left.
Legionarius tries to clinch there but Tarczynski circles away.
Legionarius tries to close the distance and clinch but Tarczynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but Legionarius checks it.
A slow jab from Tarczynski misses its intended target.
Legionarius tries to clinch up.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarczynski moves away from the strike by Legionarius.
Legionarius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tarczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tarczynski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Legionarius. That did some damage!
Tarczynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tarczynski feints and then cracks Legionarius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Legionarius down.
Tarczynski motions for Legionarius to come forward. Tarczynski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tarczynski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Legionarius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Legionarius is looking to clinch but Tarczynski is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Legionarius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Legionarius misses with a straight left.
Tarczynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Legionarius misses.
Tarczynski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tarczynski!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarczynski misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Legionarius there.
Legionarius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tarczynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Legionarius just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarczynski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Legionarius lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Legionarius has managed to clinch.
Legionarius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tarczynski stalling in the clinch but Legionarius improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Karol Tarczynski.
I think Tarczynski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Tarczynski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jayden Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ej Balingit (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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290 lbs
38 - 19 - 0 |
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayden Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balingit blocks a head kick by Ray.
Ray cracks Balingit with a good jab.
It looks like Ej Balingit has been cut.
A punch combination from Ray misses.
A head kick misses from Ray.
Ray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ray takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balingit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ray misses with a few strikes there.
Ray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balingit slips a jab and a cross from Ray.
Ray cracks Balingit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balingit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ray finds it's way round the side to connect with Balingit's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray lands a jab to Balingit's midsection.
Ray throws a head kick that misses.
Balingit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balingit.
Balingit slips a straight right by Ray.
Nice defenses there by Balingit.
Ray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balingit's hands.
Balingit tries to clinch up but Ray circles away and keeps his distance.
Balingit moves forwards but Ray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Balingit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balingit 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.
Nice defenses there by Balingit.
Ray tries a head kick but it misses.
Balingit slips under a jab.
Ray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ray is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ray looks to land a left hand but Balingit moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ray misses with a head kick.
Ray throws a series of strikes that have Balingit backpedaling.
Ray loads up on a big right hand but Balingit slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayden Ray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balingit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ray throws the left hand but Balingit avoids the punch easily.
Ray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balingit.
A head kick from Ray lands but Balingit takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Ray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ray. Balingit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ray looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A shot to the liver by Ray. Beautiful body shot.
Ray throws a push kick but Balingit slaps the foot to one side.
Ray misses with a two punch combination.
Balingit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray looks to throw the jab but Balingit is out of range.
A big left from Ray misses.
Ray tries a head kick but it misses.
Ray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balingit's hands.
Ray connects with a nice looking jab.
Ray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Balingit.
Ray looks to score with a jab to the body but Balingit is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ray.
Balingit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balingit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ray.
Ray throws a jab but it's blocked by Balingit.
Ray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balingit can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Ray. Balingit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ray throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balingit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jayden Ray has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ray.
Ray with a hook.
Ray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ray feints a jab promting Balingit to slip. Ray then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Balingit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jayden Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balingit to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayden Ray dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ray throws a lazy uppercut
and Balingit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ray misses with a body shot
and Ray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balingit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balingit tries to move into range but Ray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balingit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balingit punishes Ray's body with a nice straight punch.
Balingit dodges the punch combination from Ray.
Ray takes a swing at Balingit's ribcage but misses.
Jayden Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray tests Balingit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jayden Ray's cut is getting worse.
Decent striking displayed by Ray there.
Ray connects with a body shot.
Ray scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balingit walks into a jab.
Balingit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balingit slips a straight right by Ray.
Ray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balingit.
Ray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit forces Ray back against the ropes and clinches.
Ray trying to control the position but instead, Balingit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ray into the ropes.
Ray blocks a body shot from Balingit.
Balingit missing with knees to the body.
Ray tries to break free but Balingit pushes him back against the ropes.
Ray blocks an uppercut.
Balingit with a knee to the head.
Ray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ray looking to stall.
Ray tries to work over Balingit'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!
Ray can't break the clinch.
Balingit drops Ray on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Ray bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Balingit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Balingit takes the third round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ray misses with a body shot.
Jayden Ray's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ray throws an off balance right hand
and Balingit counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Ray to the mat, face first! Balingit goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Ray is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Ray is rocked!
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!
Ray throws a body punch but Balingit moves out of range.
Ray throws a right hand that misses
and Balingit counters with a big uppercut that drops Ray face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ej Balingit!
Ej Balingit thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake The has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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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
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The is looking to clinch but Reynolds is avoiding it.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - The looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The throws a nice looking combination but Reynolds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reynolds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reynolds just misses with a punch to the body.
The throws a right hand that Reynolds ducks under and follows up with a left that Reynolds also avoids with ease.
Jake The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reynolds has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reynolds and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reynolds looks to throw the jab but The is out of range.
We've been informed that Reynolds 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.
A slow jab from Reynolds misses its intended target.
The doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
Reynolds doesn't manage to clinch there - The circles away.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from The.
The is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reynolds connects with the punch.
The has Reynolds up against the ropes in a clinch.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The.
The tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Dennis Reynolds has been cut.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
The escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reynolds missing with a left hand there. The was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The walks into a straight right hand from Reynolds.
The misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reynolds sizes up The with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds blocks a head kick by The.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for The.
The taking a breather.
The misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that The has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The is looking to clinch.
The uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reynolds.
The tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The tries to keep at a distance but Reynolds has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. The lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from The.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jake The will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dennis Reynolds's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
The takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reynolds misses with a hook. The ducked under it nicely.
The thows a leg kick but Reynolds checks it
and Reynolds counters with a nice body shot.
The misses with a low kick as Reynolds jumps back.
The misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The wants to slow Reynolds down by chopping away at his legs.
The looks to land a left hand but Reynolds moved out of range nicely.
Reynolds moves in looking to clinch but The pushes him off.
The steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The.
Reynolds looks to land a left hand but The moved out of range nicely.
Reynolds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reynolds throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The throws a front kick aimed at Reynolds's knee but Reynolds avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reynolds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Reynolds there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reynolds misses the shot to the body.
The looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters circling a little - Reynolds finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dennis Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reynolds misses with a looping left.
Reynolds checks a leg kick.
Reynolds gets tackled into the ropes by The. The maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds lands a nice uppercut.
The tries to throw a body punch but Reynolds avoids it by throwing The back against the ropes.
Reynolds pushes The back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The missing with knees to the body.
The tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from The.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
The lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Reynolds fails to land.
The tries to break the clinch but Reynolds is controlling the position.
The works on Reynolds's body with a couple of short punches.
Reynolds avoiding damage as The throws knees to the body.
The creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The lands a nice elbow.
Reynolds pushes off an throws an elbow but The leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The is looking to control Reynolds's arms but Reynolds gets an underhook and turns him. Now The has his back to the ropes.
The struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reynolds just misses with a elbow thrown towards The's brow.
The lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reynolds.
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 Jake The will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dennis Reynolds'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.
The looks to throw a body kick
and Reynolds counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reynolds has taken the fight to the clinch.
The is looking to control Reynolds's arms but Reynolds gets an underhook and turns him. Now The has his back to the ropes.
Good body shot from Reynolds.
The wants to get back to striking at distance but Reynolds won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reynolds lands a hook that snaps the head of The backwards.
The blocks an elbow strike.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from The.
The takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jake The has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The's elbow.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands a right hand.
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The has a couple of punches blocked by Reynolds.
The pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The misses with a knee strike.
The throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
The is trying to push Reynolds away but Reynolds has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The blocking some punches.
The tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reynolds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The's defenses.
It looks like Jake The has been cut.
The referee is keeping an eye on The - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds tries a body shot but The blocks it.
The breaks the clinch.
Reynolds throws a sloppy head kick and The moves out of range easily.
Reynolds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The.
A good leg kick by Reynolds.
The is looking to clinch but Reynolds is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reynolds throws a jab when The was well out of range.
The keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The throws a right and a left that Reynolds avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick from The misses.
The attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reynolds drives through and clinches with The against the ropes.
The lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Reynolds fails to land.
The looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds lands a right hand that snaps the head of The backwards.
The throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
The can't find room to land a body shot as Reynolds controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Reynolds really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reynolds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reynolds scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The wants to clinch.
The looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reynolds misses with a few strikes there.
Reynolds tries to keep at a distance but The has taken the fight into the clinch.
The blocks an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from The as the two fighters clinch.
The lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from The.
Reynolds lands a good knee to the midsection. The won't want to take too many of those.
The wants to break the clinch but can't.
The looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The misses with a knee to the head.
The swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from The.
The looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Reynolds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reynolds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but The uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds blocks a body shot from The.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The.
The looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
The putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reynolds in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The misses with a body punch.
The lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
The tries to throw a body punch but Reynolds avoids it by throwing The back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake The had his way with Dennis Reynolds in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Reynolds misses.
Dennis Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynolds throws a sloppy body shot
and The counters with a nice leg kick.
Dennis Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reynolds blocks a head kick by The.
The throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
The wants to land a leg kick but Reynolds is out of range.
Reynolds cracks The with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The misses with a double jab
and Reynolds counters with an inside leg kick.
Reynolds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reynolds moves in looking to clinch but The pushes him off.
The moves into range and clinches up with Reynolds.
Reynolds stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from The.
Reynolds lands a nice shot to the body.
Jake The is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a nice uppercut.
The throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
The blocks an elbow strike.
Reynolds lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from The.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reynolds.
The softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reynolds just misses with a elbow thrown towards The's brow.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Reynolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The's elbow.
Reynolds pushes off an throws an elbow but The leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Reynolds letting The take a breather here.
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!
Reynolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but The uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds tries a body shot but The blocks it.
Reynolds lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reynolds lands a body shot.
The misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Reynolds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake The!
A very excited looking Jake The rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevin Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Love might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Afterworld. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Love scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Love pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Love.
Love avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Love.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Love 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.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Love shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Love takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Love's hands.
Love turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Love misses with the body kick
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Love looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters circling a little - Love finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Love misses with a low kick.
Love misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Love has time to react.
Anderson checks a low kick from Love.
Love moves out of range of the body kick from Anderson.
Some bone on bone action there as Love checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Love throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Love lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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.
Love throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anderson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Love had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
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!
Anderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Love checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Love down.
Love throws a low kick but Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Love pushes him off.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Love sees coming a mile off.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Love tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Love gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Love misses with some punches.
Love blocks an uppercut.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Love creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Anderson.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Love's elbow.
Love blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Love scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Love lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Love lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Love breaks the clinch.
Love throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Love stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson fakes the leg kick and cracks Love in the body.
Love misses with a body kick.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Love throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Love lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anderson 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.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Love.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Love fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Love misses with a body kick.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Love backpedaling.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson tries to move into range but Love moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kevin Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Love.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Love dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Love swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Love saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson 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.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Love checks a leg kick.
Love tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anderson is able to avoid easily.
Love thumps Anderson with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Love.
Love is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Love checks it.
Love lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Love fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.
Anderson 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Love lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Love pushes Anderson away with a front kick.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Love misses with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Anderson.
Apollo Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Love.
Anderson slips a straight right by Love.
A solid body kick from Love.
Love finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Love throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kevin Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Love paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Anderson throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Love throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Love throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Love misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Love moves out of range of the body kick from Anderson.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Love scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Love can pounce on him.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Love.
Anderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Love.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Love.
Love misses with some punches.
Love swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Love scores with a nice hook to the head.
Love throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Love is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Love controls the action.
Love is trying to stall.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Love misses with the head strike.
Love tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the ropes.
Love is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Love blocking some punches.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Love misses with a punch on the inside.
Love lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson is leaning against Love and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Love.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Love.
Love throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Love throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Love controls the action.
Love slows down the pace here.
Love lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Love.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Love blocks an uppercut.
Love blocking some punches.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Apollo Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Love crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Love is trying to stall.
Love lands with a short shot to the head.
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 Kevin Love 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.
Love ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson tries to bum rush Love with a series of wild strikes but Love uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Love.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Love.
Love throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Love throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a head kick.
Anderson misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Love goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Anderson has Love up against the ropes in a clinch.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Love blocks it.
Love lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Love blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Love taking a breather.
Love swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love scores with a shoulder strike.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Love avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Love lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Love blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Love.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Love.
Love pushes Anderson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Love lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Love tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Love blocks an uppercut.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Love misses with the head strike.
Love tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Love's head.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Love.
Love tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Love.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Love landing knees to the body.
Love lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Love to work.
Love misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Love controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Love lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Love tries to tie him up.
A right handed body shot lands from Love.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Love tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson tries a body shot but Love blocks it.
Love breaks from the clinch.
Anderson connects with the punch.
Love misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Love throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Love keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Love was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Love throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Love. Love obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love throws a low kick but Anderson moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Anderson.
Love lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Love scoring well with a low kick there.
Love throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Love slips under a jab from Anderson.
Love throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Love moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Love checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Love takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Love misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Love clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Love. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Anderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Love looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Love moves out of range of the body kick from Anderson.
Love throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Love.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson misses with a low kick as Love jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love lands with an overhand left.
Anderson tries to bum rush Love with a series of wild strikes but Love uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Love blocks an uppercut.
Love is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson gets through Love's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Love lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Love takes a shot to the head.
Love avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Love connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson tries to work over Love's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love connects with a knee to the head.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Love scores with a nice hook to the head.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Love has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Love misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Love.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Love.
Love with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Love prevents a body shot from Anderson.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Love is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Love tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Love blocking some punches.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Love blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Love blocks an uppercut.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Love.
Love is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Love has his back to the ropes.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Love.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Love tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the ropes.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Love.
Love lands a right hand.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Love lands a knee to the body.
Love lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Anderson dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a slapping leg kick.
Love punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderson blocks the body kick.
Love tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Love lands a jab.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Crunch! Love slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Anderson throws a solid leg kick but Love takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anderson.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love is looking to score with low kicks.
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Love manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anderson blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Love wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body kick there by Love.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Love.
Love throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Love takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Anderson misses
and Love counters with a nice body kick.
Love tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Love lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Love 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.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Love has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Anderson cracks the inside of Love's front leg.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Love wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick lands from Love.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Love throws out a powerful jab.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Love circles away.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Love moved out of range.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Love on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Love avoids them all with ease.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Love checks the leg kick.
Love lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Love misses with a low kick as Anderson jumps back.
Love delivers a nice body kick.
Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Love dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Love stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Love lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Love looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Love misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson feints and then cracks Love's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Love down.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Love manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Love jabs at Anderson's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Love, right into the meat.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson checks a leg kick nicely.
Love tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Love.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Love throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Love misses with a kick to the body.
Love lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Love. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Love tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Love showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Love has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Love!
A less than humble Kevin Love misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Apollo Anderson was interviewed post fight and said 'Um what can I say it is what it is congratulations to him, he was better tonight. But one things for sure ill be back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Khaled Khaled (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khaled's entrance music is DJ Khaled - All I Do Is Win. A fine choice. Lard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Fat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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223 lbs
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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
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khaled Khaled!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubo Lard!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Lard misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Khaled.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lard.
Lard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lard throws a leg kick but Khaled checks it.
Lard wants to slow Khaled down by chopping away at his legs.
Lard 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.
Lard thows a body shot but no joy.
Lard throws a lazy head kick
and Khaled counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lard swings wildly with an uppercut but Khaled uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lard swings wildly with an uppercut but Khaled uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lard breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaled staying out of range there.
Lard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khaled.
Lard misses with a looping right.
Khaled takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Lard finds it's way through Khaled's defenses.
Khaled has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems [Hellraiser Inc.] in the buildup to the fight.
Khaled avoids the head kick by Lard.
Lard scores with a jab.
Khaled 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.
Khaled lands a jab to the nose.
Khaled throws the left hand but Lard avoids the punch easily.
Khaled misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khaled defending well as Lard loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Khaled.
Khaled throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khaled misses with a body kick.
Lard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khaled has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khaled throws a series of punches but Lard moves out of range.
Khaled blocks a leg kick.
Lard thows a leg kick but Khaled checks it
letting Khaled counter with a right hand.
Khaled connects with a leg kick. Lard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khaled moves into the clinch successfully.
Khaled breaks from the clinch.
Khaled moves out of range as Lard strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tubo Lard will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lard throws a lazy head kick
and Khaled makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khaled keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lard.
Khaled checks a leg kick.
Lard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tubo Lard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lard.
Lard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lard misses with a low kick.
Lard clobbers Khaled with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khaled tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lard connects with a jab.
Khaled throws a jab but it's blocked by Lard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard misses with a leg kick
and Khaled counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khaled rushes Lard and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Khaled lands an uppercut.
Khaled manages to break the clinch.
Khaled lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khaled swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lard tries to score with a low kick but Khaled moves his leg out of the way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khaled has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khaled and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good work by Khaled as he checks the leg kick.
Lard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khaled checks it well.
Nice body kick there by Khaled.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khaled, right into the meat.
Khaled lands a high kick!
A big right from Khaled misses.
Lard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khaled in his tracks.
Khaled throws a head kick that misses.
Khaled throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lard lands a head kick. Khaled smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lard throws a leg kick
and Khaled counters with an outside leg kick.
Lard scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard thumps Khaled with a low kick.
Khaled throws a leg kick but Lard checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khaled Khaled dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khaled takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khaled gets a clinch.
Khaled works on Lard's body with a couple of short punches.
Khaled scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khaled has him pressed against the ropes.
Lard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lard tries a body shot but Khaled blocks it.
Lard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khaled dodges an elbow strike from Lard.
Lard working aggressively here.
Khaled presses Lard against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khaled lands a hook that snaps the head of Lard backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khaled scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Khaled.
Khaled tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lard misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaled manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Lard.
Khaled takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khaled throws a leg kick but Lard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lard throws a leg kick but Khaled sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lard, as that shot connected.
Lard thows a leg kick but Khaled checks it
and Khaled counters with a nice leg kick.
Khaled keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lard.
Jab by Khaled.
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!
Lard connects with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Khaled 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaled uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lard.
Lard ducks right into an uppercut from Khaled.
Lard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khaled in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Lard misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Lard misses the target.
Khaled connects with an inside leg kick.
Lard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khaled has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lard jabs Khaled right on the nose. Khaled blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khaled uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lard.
Lard throws a solid leg kick but Khaled takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lard.
Lard misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khaled Khaled clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Khaled moves out of range of the body kick from Lard.
Khaled fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lard is out of range.
Lard throws a lazy head kick
and Khaled counters with an inside leg kick.
Lard misses with a head kick.
Lard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khaled turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khaled was well out of range. Poor timing from Lard.
Lard motions for Khaled to come forward. Lard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khaled Khaled is winning the standup battle so far.
Lard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lard misses with the head strike.
Lard blocking some punches.
Khaled is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard blocking some punches.
Lard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khaled avoids it.
Khaled tries to land knees in the clinch but Lard avoids the damage to the body.
Lard letting Khaled take a breather here.
Khaled breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lard looks to throw a body kick
and Khaled counters by clinching up.
Lard is trying to break the clinch but Khaled has him pressed against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khaled tries to land knees in the clinch but Lard avoids the damage to the body.
Lard throws an elbow but it misses.
Khaled is trying to break the clinch but Lard is controlling him.
Khaled wants to stall.
Khaled has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khaled misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaled prevents a body shot from Lard.
Khaled breaks the clinch.
Lard thows a leg kick but Khaled checks it
letting Khaled counter with a right hand.
Lard lands a lovely overhand right.
Lard throws a leg kick
and Lard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Lard throws a low kick but Khaled moves out of range easily.
Lard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khaled misses with a body kick.
Lard 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!
Lard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Khaled holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khaled blocking some punches.
Lard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khaled Khaled had his way with Tubo Lard in that round.
That's time! Khaled's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lard throws a sloppy head kick and Khaled moves out of range easily.
Tubo Lard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khaled Khaled is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Lard.
Lard connects with an inside leg kick.
Lard throws a leg kick but Khaled checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khaled.
Lard tries to land a leg kick but Khaled saw it coming and moves away.
Lard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lard throws a lazy right hand but Khaled sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khaled swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lard.
Khaled lands a leg kick that knocks Lard off balance momentarily.
Lard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khaled's sensitive parts.
Khaled avoids the head kick by Lard.
Lard throws a low kick, looking for Khaled's leg but Khaled calmly moves out of range.
Khaled takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khaled throws a wild body kick that Lard sees coming a mile off.
Khaled moves out of range of the leg kick from Lard.
Lard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khaled checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lard, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lard.
A slapping body kick lands there for Khaled.
Khaled lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lard misses with a wild body shot.
Lard throws a leg kick
letting Khaled counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lard misses with a leg kick
and Khaled counters with a body kick.
Good work by Lard as he checks the leg kick.
Lard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khaled checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khaled throws a push kick but Lard slaps the foot to one side.
Lard thows a leg kick but Khaled checks it
and Khaled counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tubo Lard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khaled has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khaled Khaled!
Khaled Khaled decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunge comes to the ring accompanied by Temple of the Dog - Say Hello To Heaven. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Grunge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Silver!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver looks to land a body kick but Grunge moved away.
Grunge seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Grunge throws a leg kick but Silver moved away.
Grunge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grunge scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grunge moves away from the strike by Silver.
Silver slips a jab and a cross from Grunge.
Grunge 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.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grunge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grunge doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Grunge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silver misses with a double jab.
Grunge tries to work over Silver's front leg with a kick but Silver checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Grunge blocks the leg kick.
Silver misses with a straight right.
Grunge checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silver throws a leg kick that misses.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Grunge ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunge blocks a head kick by Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Silver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grunge doesn't seem phased though.
Silver lands with a good body shot.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grunge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silver 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.
We've been informed that Silver 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.
Grunge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Grunge defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
Grunge misses with a low kick.
A jab from Grunge finds it's way through Silver's defenses.
It looks like Billy Silver has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Grunge there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grunge checks it well.
Grunge lands with a cross.
Grunge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Grunge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silver avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grunge lands a leg kick that knocks Silver off balance momentarily.
Grunge throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grunge connects with a high kick.
Grunge throws a right and a left that Silver avoids nicely.
Grunge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silver at a distance.
Billy Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver misses with a double jab
and Grunge counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silver's knee momentarily.
Silver takes a swing at Grunge's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Silver.
Grunge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Grunge lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Grunge walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silver throws a leg kick
and Grunge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, jab by Silver - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Grunge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver'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.
Silver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
Grunge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
Tommy Grunge is winning the standup battle so far.
Grunge rushes Silver and presses him up against the ropes.
Grunge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver is defending well for now.
Grunge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Silver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Grunge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grunge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grunge misses with an elbow over the top.
Grunge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silver blocks it with crossed arms.
Grunge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grunge unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grunge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grunge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver working aggressively here.
Grunge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silver wants to stall.
Grunge throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grunge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grunge throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grunge is keeping busy.
Grunge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grunge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Silver connects with a looping right hand.
Grunge stalks Silver and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silver's face. Silver staggers backwards, shaken.
Grunge looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver scores with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Grunge.
Silver throws the left hand but Grunge avoids the punch easily.
Silver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunge.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grunge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver tries to work over Grunge's front leg with a kick but Grunge checks it.
Grunge slips under a jab.
Grunge gets a clinch.
Grunge pushes Silver back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver avoids the elbow strike from Grunge, against the ropes.
Silver managing to block the knees to the body from Grunge.
Grunge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That has opened up Billy Silver's cut even more.
Grunge throws a head punch that misses.
Grunge throws an elbow that misses.
Grunge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grunge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silver avoids it.
Silver tries to work over Grunge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grunge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grunge.
Grunge using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grunge misses with the head strike.
Grunge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grunge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grunge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grunge lands a shoulder strike.
Grunge has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tommy Grunge did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grunge keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grunge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grunge looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Grunge is looking to slow Silver down with leg kicks.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
Grunge slips a jab from Silver.
Grunge swinging wildly here.
Silver pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grunge is out of range and Silver settles back down.
Silver lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silver avoids the head kick by Grunge.
Silver slips under a jab from Grunge.
Silver throws a body punch but Grunge moves out of range.
No joy there for Grunge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grunge throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silver counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grunge's knee momentarily.
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!
Nice jab there from Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands with an uppercut that bounces Grunge off the ropes and back into range.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Silver scores with a push kick.
Nice body kick from Grunge.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grunge manages to avoid it.
Silver scores with a jab.
Silver connects with a leg kick. Grunge looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grunge misses with a looping left.
Grunge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grunge ducks right into an uppercut from Silver.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Silver connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunge ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Grunge checks a leg kick.
Grunge fails to land with a series of punches.
Silver goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Grunge.
A left and a right from Grunge both land. Nice combination.
Silver looks to land a left hand but Grunge moved out of range nicely.
Grunge ducks right into an uppercut from Silver.
Silver blocks a leg kick.
Silver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grunge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grunge.
Grunge throws a solid leg kick but Silver takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grunge.
Silver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grunge fakes the leg kick and cracks Silver in the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Silver.
Grunge ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Silver dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grunge's hands.
Grunge lands a lovely overhand right.
Silver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grunge.
Grunge avoids the body shot from Silver.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grunge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver moves out of range of the body kick.
Grunge fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grunge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grunge.
Tommy Grunge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grunge moves out of range of the strikes.
Grunge throws a push kick but Silver slaps the foot to one side.
Grunge drives through and clinches with Silver against the ropes.
The referee calls for Grunge to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge lands a damaging elbow.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grunge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grunge scores with a shoulder strike.
Tommy Grunge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grunge is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Grunge.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grunge tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
Billy Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Grunge showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grunge has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Grunge!
Our winner, Tommy Grunge, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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