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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ardian Shiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jobert Sucaldito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Theme tune Mohammed rapes children. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Ardian Shiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jobert Sucaldito!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sucaldito throws a right hand that misses
and Shiba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shiba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sucaldito doesn't seem bothered though.
Sucaldito throws a sloppy body shot
and Shiba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sucaldito thinking.
Shiba misses with a wild combination.
Shiba ducks under a wild hook from Sucaldito.
Sucaldito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shiba.
Sucaldito scores with a body shot.
Jobert Sucaldito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sucaldito misses with a hook
and Shiba moves into the clinch.
Sucaldito tries to break the clinch but Shiba is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba stalling against the cage.
Sucaldito is trying to push Shiba away but Shiba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shiba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Shiba - that landed with a thud.
Stalling in the clinch from Shiba.
Shiba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shiba pushes Sucaldito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shiba lands with a light punch inside.
Shiba lands with a short shot to the head.
Shiba has Sucaldito pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shiba.
Sucaldito looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiba lands a right hand.
Sucaldito trying to control the position but instead, Shiba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sucaldito into the cage.
A short right from Shiba.
Shiba manages to break the clinch.
Sucaldito throws a lazy uppercut
and Shiba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shiba lands with a light punch inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shiba - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shiba lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shiba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shiba obliges.
Shiba lands with a right to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shiba obliges.
Sucaldito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shiba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiba lands with a light punch inside.
Shiba gets through Sucaldito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Shiba.
Shiba lands a shoulder strike.
Shiba taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiba breaks the clinch.
Sucaldito swings for the body but Shiba moves out of range.
Shiba dips to his left and cracks Sucaldito with an uppercut!
Shiba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sucaldito doesn't seem bothered though.
Shiba jabs Sucaldito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shiba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shiba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shiba avoids the body shot from Sucaldito.
Sucaldito looks to land a combination but Shiba avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ardian Shiba dominated that round.
That's time! Shiba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Sucaldito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shiba's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shiba duly obliges.
Shiba looks to land a combination but Sucaldito avoids it well.
Sucaldito walks into a jab.
Shiba cracks Sucaldito with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sucaldito throws a big shot that misses.
Shiba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sucaldito.
A swing and a miss from Sucaldito.
Sucaldito thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sucaldito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shiba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sucaldito. That did some damage!
Sucaldito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shiba.
Sucaldito connects with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Sucaldito as he connects with a hook.
Shiba connects with a body shot.
Sucaldito staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sucaldito throws a lazy uppercut
and Shiba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shiba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sucaldito.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sucaldito misses with a left hand
and Shiba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sucaldito throws a right hand that misses
and Shiba counters by clinching up.
Shiba is stalling here.
Shiba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shiba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shiba landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Shiba.
Sucaldito stalling in the clinch but Shiba improves position.
Shiba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shiba lands a left hand.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ardian Shiba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shiba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sucaldito backwards.
Shiba working Sucaldito over with knees to the body.
Sucaldito is breathing heavily.
Shiba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sucaldito can't break the clinch.
Shiba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shiba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shiba lands a good knee to the midsection. Sucaldito won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sucaldito slips a jab from Shiba.
Shiba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sucaldito can do to turn this around?
Sucaldito misses with a right hand
and Shiba counters with a nice body shot.
Sucaldito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Sucaldito misses.
Shiba seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shiba cracks the inside of Sucaldito's front leg.
Shiba dodges the punch combination from Sucaldito.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sucaldito misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ardian Shiba dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shiba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sucaldito has time to react.
Sucaldito throws a right hand that Shiba ducks under and follows up with a left that Shiba also avoids with ease.
Sucaldito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shiba.
Shiba tries to move into range but Sucaldito moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sucaldito throws a combination. Shiba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shiba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shiba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sucaldito throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shiba on the side of the head.
Shiba scores with a jab to the body.
Shiba is looking to wear down Sucaldito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba digs a good hook to Sucaldito's body.
Sucaldito throws out a loose jab but Shiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sucaldito misses with a hook
and Shiba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shiba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sucaldito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shiba throws out the jab.
A big right from Sucaldito misses.
Sloppy strikes from Sucaldito. Those never looked like landing.
Shiba moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sucaldito was well out of range. Poor timing from Shiba.
Sucaldito loads up on a big right hand but Shiba slips the punch.
Shiba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shiba connects with a solid leg kick.
Sucaldito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shiba.
Jobert Sucaldito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sucaldito on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shiba scores with a jab to the body.
Sucaldito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sucaldito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shiba connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sucaldito. Shiba does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba slips under a jab from Sucaldito.
Sucaldito takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sucaldito lands a glancing blow to the side of Shiba's head.
A left lands for Sucaldito.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shiba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sucaldito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shiba has time to react.
Sucaldito jabs Shiba right on the nose. Shiba blinks but takes it well.
Shiba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sucaldito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shiba slips a jab and a cross from Sucaldito.
Shiba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shiba slips under a jab from Sucaldito.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sucaldito on the side of the head.
Sucaldito throws a hook to the side of Shiba's head but Shiba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shiba lands with a nice body punch.
Sucaldito misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ardian Shiba did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from Sucaldito misses its intended target.
Shiba scores with a shot to the body.
Shiba throws a series of punches but Sucaldito moves out of range.
Shiba throws a one two combo.
Shiba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sucaldito throws a combination that misses
and Shiba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shiba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sucaldito moves away.
Shiba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shiba rushes Sucaldito and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucaldito letting Shiba take a breather here.
Shiba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sucaldito backwards.
Shiba landing knees to the body.
Sucaldito is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Shiba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shiba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shiba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shiba working Sucaldito over with knees to the body.
Shiba lands a hook that snaps the head of Sucaldito backwards.
Shiba lands a nice shot to the body.
Shiba breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sucaldito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shiba can pounce on him.
Sucaldito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shiba.
Sucaldito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shiba throws a body punch but Sucaldito moves out of range.
Shiba digs a good hook to Sucaldito's body.
Shiba looks to throw the jab but Sucaldito is out of range.
Shiba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shiba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Sucaldito.
Ardian Shiba is winning the standup battle so far.
Sucaldito misses with a looping left.
Sucaldito takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shiba's corner calls for a 1-2. Shiba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sucaldito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shiba takes a swing at Sucaldito's ribcage but misses.
Shiba blocks a jab.
Sucaldito misses with an uppercut
and Shiba counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sucaldito momentarily.
Sucaldito misses with the combination.
Shiba misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Sucaldito finds it's target.
Shiba dodges the punch combination from Sucaldito.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sucaldito tests Shiba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ardian Shiba had his way with Jobert Sucaldito in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sucaldito throws a hook but Shiba avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sucaldito. Shiba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sucaldito lands a head shot.
Sucaldito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shiba slips under a jab.
Shiba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sucaldito was well out of range. Poor timing from Shiba.
Sucaldito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shiba can pounce on him.
Sucaldito misses with a left hand
and Shiba counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucaldito scores with a nice strike.
Sucaldito might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shiba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sucaldito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sucaldito falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shiba counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sucaldito throws a poor cross that misses
and Shiba counters by moving into the clinch.
Shiba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sucaldito is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sucaldito looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba lands a knee to the head.
Shiba has Sucaldito pressed against the cage, preventing Sucaldito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shiba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shiba stalling the fight.
Shiba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shiba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shiba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shiba.
Shiba landing knees to the body.
Shiba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shiba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Shiba.
Shiba scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shiba.
Shiba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sucaldito backwards.
Shiba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sucaldito tries to break the clinch but Shiba is controlling the position.
Shiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sucaldito misses with a double jab.
Shiba scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sucaldito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sucaldito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shiba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sucaldito misses with a left hand
and Shiba moves into the clinch.
Shiba scores with a shot to the side of Sucaldito's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shiba lands with a light punch inside.
Sucaldito wants to stall.
Jobert Sucaldito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shiba connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ardian Shiba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shiba 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Ardian Shiba!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Ardian Shiba!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Ardian Shiba!
Ardian Shiba wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Ardian Shiba stared into the camera and said 'Mohammed was a pedo, mohammed was pedo na na naaa naaaa oi, na naaa naaaaa na oi.... Fuck Islam.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Wolfgang Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janno Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker comes to the cage accompanied by Mr Boombastic. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gibbs's choice of entrance music: Apocalypse Please. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wolfgang Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janno Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Becker. Becker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Becker keeps the fight on the outside.
Gibbs throws a hook but Becker avoids it easily.
Becker throws a looping overhand right but Gibbs ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gibbs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gibbs lands with a good body shot.
Gibbs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gibbs tries a head kick but it misses.
Gibbs cracks Becker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Becker misses with a body shot.
Becker throws a shot from downtown. Gibbs moves away and avoids it.
Becker throws a lazy uppercut
and Gibbs counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gibbs thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Becker if he has to take too many more of those.
Gibbs connects with the punch.
Gibbs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Becker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Becker misses with a right hand
and Gibbs counters with a straight right hand.
Becker is rocked!
Gibbs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Becker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Becker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibbs circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Becker tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Gibbs wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Janno Gibbs!
A victorious Janno Gibbs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Wolfgang Becker spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck this shit I'm outta here!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Thai Muay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stark (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thai Muay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark misses with a low kick.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark tries to clinch there but Muay circles away.
Stark has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stark blocks the body kick.
Stark tries to keep at a distance but Muay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stark misses with an elbow strike.
Muay blocks the elbow strike.
Muay blocks an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Muay.
Stark takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Brandon Stark has been cut.
Muay blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Muay in his tracks for a moment.
Muay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muay avoids the elbow strike from Stark, against the cage.
Muay misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Muay as the two fighters clinch.
Stark looks winded!
Muay landing knees to the head.
Stark takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muay with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Muay.
Muay landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muay lands with a left to the head.
Muay lands with a short shot to the head.
Muay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muay takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Muay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muay lands a nice knee to the body.
Muay has Stark pressed against the cage.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Muay lands a knee to the body.
Muay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muay.
Muay lands a damaging elbow.
Stark takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muay lands with a short shot to the head.
Stark throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark pushes off an throws an elbow but Muay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muay digs a right hand underneath Stark's ribcage. Stark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees to the body from Muay.
Muay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muay with a knee to the head.
Muay connects with a knee to the head.
Stark misses with an elbow over the top.
Muay lands a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Muay.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Muay with a knee to the head.
Muay with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Muay's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Muay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Muay scores with a knee to the head.
Muay lands an elbow that stopped Stark in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muay's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws an elbow that misses.
Muay landing knees to the body.
Muay is working Stark over against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muay.
Stark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Muay.
Stark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Muay lands a good knee to the midsection. Stark won't want to take too many of those.
Stark throws an elbow but it misses.
Muay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stark's face.
Muay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Muay lands an elbow inside that Stark shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Muay.
Muay controlling the action here for a moment.
Muay landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muay stalling against the cage.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Muay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stark.
Muay dodges an elbow strike from Stark.
Muay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Muay's defenses.
Muay blocks the elbow strike.
Muay lands a knee to the head.
Muay lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Brandon Stark's cut even more.
Muay avoids a wild elbow strike from Stark.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muay landing knees to the head.
Stark is rocked!
Stark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muay lands a hook that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Muay finish him?
Muay with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Muay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Stark's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muay lands a nice shot to the body.
Stark seems to have recovered his senses.
Muay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandon Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark closes the distance but Muay moves to the side
and Muay counters with a straight right that drops Stark on his ass! Stark jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muay connects with a quick right hand that sends Stark tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Thai Muay!
Thai Muay tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Darren Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen Hurricane as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sparks keeps the fight on the outside.
Sparks tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter throws a hook but Sparks avoids it easily.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sparks has time to react.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Sparks's head back.
Carter throws a sloppy body shot
letting Sparks counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter swinging wildly here.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Sparks ducks down to avoid it.
Sparks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to clinch but Sparks moves out of range.
Sparks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sparks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Sparks's head back.
Sparks defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Carter throws the left hand but Sparks avoids the punch easily.
Carter tries to clinch but Sparks is having none of it.
Sparks tries to score with a low kick but Carter moves his leg out of the way.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Sparks ducks down to avoid it.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sparks blocks a low kick nicely.
Carter connects with a crisp jab.
Carter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sparks is out of range and Carter settles back down.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparks throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Sparks.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter tries to clinch but Sparks is having none of it.
Carter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sparks is out of range.
Carter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sparks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carter scrambles back to his feet.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Sparks moved out of range.
Carter tries to move into range but Sparks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Sparks misses with a body shot.
Sparks slips under a jab.
Carter scores with a spinning back kick!
Carter misses with a head kick.
Sparks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rubin Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Sparks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carter connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Sparks pushes him off.
Sparks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carter blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sparkss head.
Sparks lands an elbow that stopped Carter in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Rubin Carter has been cut.
Sparks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sparks struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sparks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sparks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparks moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sparks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rubin Carter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sparks lands a nice shot that snaps Carter's head back.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparks throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter connects with the punch.
Sparks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sparks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sparks.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Sparks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Sparks tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.
Sparks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter looking to stall.
Carter avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparks misses with a body punch.
Carter avoiding damage as Sparks throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Sparks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sparks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
A short left from Carter.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sparks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Sparks avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Sparks tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sparks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.
Carter is looking to control Sparks's arms but Sparks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the cage.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sparks.
Sparks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparks prevents a body shot from Carter.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sparks dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Carter is working Sparks over against the cage.
Sparks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Sparks.
Sparks struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Sparks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Carter prevents a body shot from Sparks.
Sparks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sparks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sparks throws an elbow but misses.
Carter is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Sparks looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Sparks misses with a knee strike.
Carter has Sparks pushed against the cage.
Sparks misses with a punch to the body.
Sparks tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Sparks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Sparks improves position.
Carter pushes Sparks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sparks up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rubin Carter.
Sparks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carter swings for the body but Sparks moves out of range.
Carter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carter moves away from the strike by Sparks.
Sparks misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Sparks's defenses.
Sparks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carter can pounce on him.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rubin Carter'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.
Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sparks at a distance.
Sparks throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sparks.
Sparks throws a big shot that misses.
Sparks misses with a few strikes there.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Sparks's head but Sparks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparks takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Sparks lands with a straight right. Carter didn't see that one coming.
Sparks throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Sparks is out of range.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a hook but Sparks blocks it.
Carter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sparks is able to avoid easily.
Sparks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Rubin Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carter lands with a cross.
Nice body kick from Carter.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Sparks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sparks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Sparks's head but Sparks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparks misses with a looping left.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to chop away at Sparks's legs.
Sparks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sparks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparks throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Carter there.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
The crowd cheers as Carter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sparks doesn't seem phased though.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Sparks moves away and avoids it.
Carter throws a leg kick but Sparks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
Sparks blocks a head kick by Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Sparks swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
Sparks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sparks scrambles back to his feet.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Carter there.
Sparks is rocked!
Sparks blocks a jab.
Oh Sparks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carter looks to land a left hand but Sparks moved out of range nicely.
Sparks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Sparks walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Sparks 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 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rubin Carter!
An out of breath Rubin Carter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mercito Gesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Twister (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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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mercito Gesta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Twister!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gesta moves in looking to clinch but Twister pushes him off.
Twister throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gesta misses with an uppercut. Twister saw that one coming.
Gesta thows a body shot but no joy.
Twister scores with a nice head shot.
Twister lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Twister moves out of range of the strikes.
Gesta is looking to clinch.
Gesta looks to clinch
and Twister counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gesta thinking.
Twister throws a body punch but Gesta moves out of range.
Gesta looks to throw the jab but Twister is out of range.
Gesta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Twister on the side of the head.
Gesta is looking to clinch.
Gesta looks to land a left hand but Twister moved out of range nicely.
Twister connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Twister slips under a jab from Gesta.
Gesta misses with an uppercut
and Twister counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gesta needs to keep his hands up - Twister had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gesta takes a swing at Twister's ribcage but misses.
Gesta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Twister scores with a body shot.
Gesta missing with a left hand there. Twister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Gesta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gesta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Twister sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gesta drives through and clinches with Twister against the cage.
Gesta tries a knee to the head but Twister blocks it.
Gesta pushes off an throws an elbow but Twister leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Twister wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gesta tries to land knees in the clinch but Twister avoids the damage to the body.
Twister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gesta throws a right hand that misses
and Twister counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gesta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gesta with a knee to the head.
Gesta lands a nice knee to the body.
Gesta misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Twister.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister is looking to break free of the clinch but Gesta has double underhooks.
Gesta lands an elbow that stopped Twister in his tracks for a moment.
Twister swings wildly with an uppercut but Gesta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Twister is leaning against Gesta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Twister gets through Gesta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Twister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Twister swats away the attempt to clinch by Gesta.
Gesta throws a right hand that Twister ducks under and follows up with a left that Twister also avoids with ease.
Twister throws a combination. Gesta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Donk. Twister catches Gesta right on the button with a cross.
Gesta walks into a stiff left hand from Twister.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gesta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Twister finds it's target.
Gesta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gesta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Twister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gesta.
Gesta thows a body shot but no joy.
Twister lands with a shot to the body.
Gesta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A combination from Gesta does no damage.
A jab lands there for Twister.
Sloppy strikes from Twister. Those never looked like landing.
Twister cracks Gesta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gesta needs to keep his hands up - Twister had a free shot at his head there.
Gesta misses with an uppercut
and Twister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Twister getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Twister is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gesta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Twister uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gesta.
Twister slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Twister.
Twister scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gesta doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister jabs Gesta right on the nose. Gesta blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gesta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Twister, pushing him back against the cage.
Gesta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gesta lands a nice elbow.
Gesta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Twister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gesta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Twister makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Twister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Twister has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Gesta.
Twister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Twister misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gesta scores a nice knee to the body.
Gesta looking to throw knees to the head but Twister is blocking nicely.
Twister stalling in the clinch but Gesta improves position.
Gesta lands a nice elbow.
Twister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Twister will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gesta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gesta tries to clinch up but Twister circles away and keeps his distance.
Gesta takes a swing at Twister's ribcage but misses.
Twister lands a glancing blow to the side of Gesta's head.
Gesta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gesta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Twister to counter with a crisp jab.
Gesta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gesta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Twister finds it's way round the side to connect with Gesta's head.
Twister has Gesta up against the cage in a clinch.
Gesta tries to land knees in the clinch but Twister avoids the damage to the body.
Twister lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gesta backwards.
Gesta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Twister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gesta misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Twister.
Gesta keeps control of Twister as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Twister tries to break the clinch but Gesta is controlling the position.
Gesta missing with knees to the body.
Twister lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gesta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Twister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Twister is trying to push Gesta away but Gesta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Twister stalling in the clinch but Gesta improves position.
Gesta throws an elbow but it misses.
Gesta trying to land knees to the body.
Gesta keeps control of Twister as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Twister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gesta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Twister blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Twister is trying to force a seperation but Gesta has the dominant position.
Twister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gesta tries to land a knee to the head but Twister blocks with his arms.
Twister lands with a short shot to the head.
Gesta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Twister is defending well for now.
Gesta landing knees to the head.
Tony Twister seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Twister pushes Gesta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Twister dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Twister wants to get back to striking at distance but Gesta won't allow it.
Gesta blocks a body shot from Twister.
Gesta tries to land a knee to the head but Twister blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister breaks the clinch.
Gesta misses with an uppercut
and Twister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercito Gesta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twister slips a straight right by Gesta.
Twister throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Twister scores with a hook.
Twister with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gesta to score with a decent uppercut.
Gesta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Twister holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gesta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gesta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Twister is looking to break free of the clinch but Gesta has double underhooks.
Twister working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gesta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Twister avoiding damage as Gesta throws knees to the body.
Twister trying to stall but Gesta improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister breaks the clinch.
Twister ducks under a wild hook from Gesta.
Gesta misses with a left hand
and Twister counters with a nice uppercut.
Gesta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Twister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gesta.
Tony Twister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gesta moves into the clinch successfully.
Twister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Twister is trying to push Gesta away but Gesta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gesta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Twister's efforts to push away.
Twister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gesta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gesta has Twister pressed against the cage, preventing Twister from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gesta missing with knees to the body.
Gesta looking to throw knees to the head but Twister is blocking nicely.
Gesta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Twister.
Gesta tries a knee to the head but Twister blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister misses with a hook to the ribs.
Twister tries to break the clinch but Gesta is controlling the position.
Twister is trying to force a seperation but Gesta has the dominant position.
Gesta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Twister has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Twister is trying to break free.
Twister lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gesta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gesta tries to land knees in the clinch but Twister avoids the damage to the body.
Gesta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Twister avoids it.
Twister looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Twister's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Twister.
Twister tries to break free but Gesta pushes him back against the cage.
Twister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Twister.
Gesta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gesta there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gesta wants to clinch
and Twister counters with a right hand to the body.
A lazy left from Twister finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Twister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Twister misses with a series of wild punches.
Twister lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gesta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gesta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Twister manages to avoid it.
Twister lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gesta misses with a lunging right hand
and Twister counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gesta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Twister counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gesta thinking.
Nice body punch from Twister.
Gesta just misses with a punch to the body.
Gesta jabs Twister to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gesta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Twister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Twister scores with the left hand. Gesta knows he should have avoided that one.
Twister avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gesta throws out a loose jab but Twister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gesta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gesta misses with an uppercut.
Twister moves away from the strike by Gesta.
Gesta wants to clinch.
Twister 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.
Twister digs a good body shot into Gesta's ribs.
Twister swats away the attempt to clinch by Gesta.
Gesta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Twister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gesta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Twister doesn't seem bothered though.
Twister lands a jab to the nose.
Gesta wants to clinch up but Twister keeps it at a distance.
Twister lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gesta wants to clinch.
Twister lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gesta backs up against the cage.
Gesta motions for Twister to come forward. Gesta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Twister digs a good hook to Gesta's body.
Twister gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gesta scores a nice knee to the body.
Gesta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Twister wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gesta has him pressed against the cage.
Twister is trying to force a seperation but Gesta has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister breaks the clinch.
Twister blocks a jab.
Gesta misses with a hook. Twister ducked under it nicely.
Twister cracks Gesta with a good jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Twister.
Gesta misses with a hook. Twister ducked under it nicely.
Gesta throws a poor cross that misses
and Gesta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Twister fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gesta on the side of the head.
Gesta moves to clinch but Twister breaks away
and Twister counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gesta misses with a hook
and Twister holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gesta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gesta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Twister's face.
Gesta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Twister in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gesta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gesta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Twister blocks it with crossed arms.
Twister wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gesta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Twister avoids it.
Twister is looking to break free of the clinch but Gesta has double underhooks.
Twister is trying to push Gesta away but Gesta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gesta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Twister's defenses.
Gesta keeps control of Twister as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gesta throws an elbow but it misses.
Gesta misses with a knee strike.
Gesta keeps control of Twister as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gesta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Twister has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Twister wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gesta tries a knee to the head but Twister blocks it.
Twister wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Twister is trying to force a seperation but Gesta has the dominant position.
Gesta throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Twister on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mercito Gesta did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Twister slips a jab from Gesta.
Gesta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gesta doesn't manage to clinch there - Twister circles away.
Twister tests Gesta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gesta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twister tries to clinch but Gesta is having none of it.
Nice cross by Twister.
Gesta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Twister scores with a hook to the body. Gesta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gesta misses with a left hand
and Twister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Twister forces Gesta back against the cage and clinches.
Gesta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gesta looking to throw knees to the head but Twister is blocking nicely.
Twister is looking to break free of the clinch but Gesta has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Gesta.
Gesta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gesta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Gesta.
Twister has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gesta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Twister has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Twister working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gesta misses with a knee to the head.
Gesta looking to throw knees to the head but Twister is blocking nicely.
Twister breaks from the clinch.
Twister swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gesta.
Gesta takes one on the button.
Twister lands with a cross.
Twister scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gesta in his tracks.
Gesta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Twisters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Twister lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister jabs Gesta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Twister's corner calls for a 1-2. Twister obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gesta misses with a lunging right hand
and Twister counters with a straight right hand.
Gesta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gesta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gesta misses with an uppercut
and Twister cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Gesta misses the target.
Gesta misses with a shot to the body
and Twister cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gesta thows a body shot but no joy.
Twister lands the left hand.
Twister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gesta's head.
Gesta tries to clinch but Twister is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gesta misses with a body shot.
Gesta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gesta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gesta is looking to clinch.
Gesta walks into a jab.
Twister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gesta jabs at Twister's body.
Gesta throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Twister to counter with a crisp jab.
Twister works Gesta's body with a nice hook.
Gesta loads up on a big right hand but Twister slips the punch.
Twister connects with a jab.
Twister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Twister thuds his right hand into Gesta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gesta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Twister counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Twister ducks under a wild hook from Gesta.
Gesta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Twister cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Twister scores with a jab to the body.
Twister jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gesta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gesta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gesta 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.
A combination from Twister does no damage.
Gesta misses the body punch
and Twister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gesta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Twister connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gesta scrambles back to his feet.
Gesta scores with a body shot.
Gesta swings for the body but Twister moves out of range.
Jab by Twister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Twister dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gesta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Twister thuds a left hand into Gesta's body.
Gesta looks to throw the jab but Twister is out of range.
Gesta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Twister digs a good hook to Gesta's body.
Twister keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gesta. Twister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gesta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twister moves away.
Gesta tried to score with a low kick but Twister checks it.
Twister scores with a decent looking hook.
Gesta looks to score with a jab to the body but Twister is just out of range.
Gesta wants to clinch.
Gesta throws out a loose jab but Twister uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gesta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Twister.
Twister cracks Gesta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Twister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gesta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gesta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gesta throws a looping overhand right but Twister ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Gesta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gesta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gesta throws an overhand right that lands on Twister's shoulder, as Twister tries to avoid the shot.
Gesta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Twister counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gesta misses with a left hand
and Twister counters with a straight right hand.
Twister moves away from the strike by Gesta.
Twister sizes up Gesta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gesta throws a lazy right hand but Twister sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Twister scores with a nice head shot.
Gesta walks into a straight right hand from Twister.
Twister getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Twister.
Twister misses with a hook. Gesta ducked under it nicely.
Twister fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Twister ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Twister swats away the attempt to clinch by Gesta.
Gesta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gesta cracks Twister with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Twister throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gesta on the side of the head.
Gesta throws a right hand that misses
and Twister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gesta tries to clinch up but Twister circles away and keeps his distance.
Gesta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gesta moves to clinch but Twister breaks away
and Twister counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Twister.
A shot to the liver by Twister. Beautiful body shot.
Gesta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gesta tries to clinch but Twister moves out of range.
Twister slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gesta throws a poor cross that misses
and Twister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Twister.
Twister lands with a right hand.
Gesta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twister moves away.
Gesta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Twister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gesta misses with a hook. Twister ducked under it nicely.
Twister dips to his left and cracks Gesta with an uppercut!
Gesta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twister swats away the attempt to clinch by Gesta.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twister shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gesta eats them both and turns towards Twister to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mercito Gesta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Gesta misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Twister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Twister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Tony Twister!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Tony Twister!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Tony Twister!
Tony Twister wins by unanimous decision!
Tony Twister 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williamson's choice of entrance music: Iggy Pop - Lust For Life . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson misses with a wild combination.
Williamson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Williamson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williamson misses with a combination
and Aoki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aoki.
Williamson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aoki trying to land knees to the body.
Williamson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki working hard to break the clinch.
Williamson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Aoki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aoki tries to land knees in the clinch but Williamson avoids the damage to the body.
Aoki can't find room to land a body shot as Williamson controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williamson misses with a left hand
and Aoki counters by moving into the clinch.
Williamson is struggling to control the position.
Aoki looking to slow down the pace here.
Williamson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson throws a jab but it's blocked by Aoki.
Aoki thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Williamson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simon Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williamson. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williamson was well out of range. Poor timing from Aoki.
Nice straight punches there by Aoki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aoki.
Williamson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Williamson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Williamson tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Williamson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Aoki does no damage.
Aoki misses with a series of wild punches.
Williamson misses with a right hand
and Aoki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aoki slows down the pace here.
Williamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aoki's elbow.
Aoki stalling the fight.
Aoki blocks an uppercut.
Williamson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williamson misses with a knee to the head.
Williamson lands a right hand.
Aoki can't break the clinch.
Williamson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki tries to circle away but Williamson has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Aoki tries to circle away but Williamson has him pinned against the cage.
Williamson throws an elbow that misses.
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 Tatsuya Aoki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aoki slips under a jab.
Williamson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williamson throws a right hand that misses
and Aoki moves into the clinch.
Aoki is trying to maintain a safe position but Williamson gets an underhook and turns Aoki into the cage.
Aoki breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Aoki misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Williamson there.
Williamson misses with a straight left.
Williamson misses with a series of wild punches.
Aoki throws a nice looking combination but Williamson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williamson throws out a loose jab but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williamson defending well as Aoki loads up on a big left hand.
Williamson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Williamson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aoki.
Williamson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williamson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aoki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williamson stalling in the clinch but Aoki improves position.
Aoki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williamson misses with a punch on the inside.
Aoki missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki can't break the clinch.
Aoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aoki is looking to break free of the clinch but Williamson has double underhooks.
Aoki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williamson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aoki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williamson tries to throw a body punch but Aoki avoids it by throwing Williamson back against the cage.
Williamson avoiding damage.
Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Williamson scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williamson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williamson misses with a wild body shot.
Williamson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aoki.
Aoki throws a right hand that Williamson ducks under and follows up with a left that Williamson also avoids with ease.
Williamson misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki cracks a nice hook into Williamson's ribs.
Aoki is looking to wear down Williamson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aoki slips a straight right by Williamson.
Williamson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki dodges the punch combination from Williamson.
Aoki lands a glancing blow to the side of Williamson's head.
Aoki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williamson at a distance.
Aoki lands with a hook. Williamson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tatsuya Aoki is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aoki throws an overhand right that has Williamson reeling! Aoki follows up with more punches and Williamson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tatsuya Aoki!
A relieved looking Tatsuya Aoki 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 Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by Onra - Warrior's Pride. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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194 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ip Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muraki Tunamoto!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Man looks for the body kick but Tunamoto saw that one coming.
Tunamoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Tunamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Tunamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Man pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tunamoto.
Man misses with an uppercut. Tunamoto saw that one coming.
Tunamoto slips under a jab from Man.
Tunamoto throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Ip Man has been cut.
Tunamoto tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tunamoto ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man tries to clinch but Tunamoto is having none of it.
Man drives through and clinches with Tunamoto against the cage.
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!
Tunamoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Man is keeping busy.
Tunamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Man throws an elbow but misses.
Tunamoto has Man pressed against the cage.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Tunamoto controls his hands.
Man pushes Tunamoto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Tunamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Man throws an elbow that misses.
Tunamoto lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
Tunamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man blocking some punches.
Tunamoto blocks a body shot from Man.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tunamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a body shot but Tunamoto blocks it.
Man is working Tunamoto over against the cage.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Man stalling the fight.
Tunamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Tunamoto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Man.
Man slowing the pace effectively.
Tunamoto is looking to control Man's arms but Man gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tunamoto has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Tunamoto pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man tries to work over Tunamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man tries to stall but Tunamoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tunamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man controlling the action here for a moment.
Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tunamoto stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.
A short uppercut from Man.
Man pushes Tunamoto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man trying to control the position but instead, Tunamoto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tunamoto as Man tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Tunamoto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Man seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tunamoto can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tunamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Man stalling the fight.
Man lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tunamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Tunamoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Tunamoto.
Man blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto blocking some punches.
Tunamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tunamoto slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ip Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A cross from Man lands.
Tunamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Man tests Tunamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Tunamoto.
Man takes a swing at Tunamoto's ribcage but misses.
Tunamoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tunamoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tunamoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tunamoto is rocked!
Man with a jab.
Tunamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Tunamoto ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man darts in and clinches Tunamoto up against the cage.
Man will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tunamoto up against the cage.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Man has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man creates a bit of distance and cracks Tunamoto with a big uppercut! Tunamoto goes down! The referee pushes Man away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Tunamoto make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Man takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ip Man!
During a confident post fight interview, Ip Man thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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