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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mustafa Guseinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakke Somali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Somali comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sakke - Oonhan Suomalainen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Guseinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakke Somali!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guseinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as Somali blocks the low kick.
Somali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Somali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Somali clinches with his opponent.
Guseinov wants to get back to striking at distance but Somali won't allow it.
Somali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Somali tries to land knees in the clinch but Guseinov avoids the damage to the body.
Somali tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Somali has Guseinov pressed against the ropes, preventing Guseinov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Somali.
I was talking to Guseinov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Somali scores a nice knee to the body.
Guseinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Guseinov.
Somali closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guseinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guseinov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Somali has him pressed against the ropes.
Guseinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Somali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guseinov lands the left hand.
Somali has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali wants to stall.
Somali tries a body shot but Guseinov blocks it.
Guseinov lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Guseinov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Somali 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 right hook to the body lands for Somali.
Somali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Somali.
Guseinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guseinov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Somali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guseinov moves away.
No joy there for Guseinov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Somali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guseinov throws a right and a left that Somali avoids nicely.
Somali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Somali connects with a leg kick. Guseinov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Somali clinches up with Guseinov and pushes him back against the ropes.
Guseinov blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somali has Guseinov pressed against the ropes, preventing Guseinov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Somali prevents Guseinov from breaking the clinch.
Guseinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Somali misses with a low kick.
Guseinov staying out of range there.
Mustafa Guseinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guseinov throws a head kick that Somali semi-blocks.
Guseinov scores with the left hand. Somali knows he should have avoided that one.
Guseinov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Somali's head.
Somali misses the jab.
Guseinov avoids the head kick by Somali.
Guseinov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Somali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Somali is looking to clinch but Guseinov is avoiding it.
Guseinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Somali tries to clinch but Guseinov moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guseinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Guseinov lands with a shot to the body.
Somali doesn't manage to clinch there - Guseinov circles away.
Somali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Guseinov.
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 Mustafa Guseinov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Guseinov avoids the head kick by Somali.
Guseinov tries to score with a low kick but Somali moves his leg out of the way.
Guseinov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guseinov misses with a low kick.
Somali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Guseinov throws a right hand that Somali ducks under and follows up with a left that Somali also avoids with ease.
Somali throws out a loose jab but Guseinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guseinov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Somali walks into a stiff left hand from Guseinov.
Guseinov scores with a three punch combo!
Somali lunges at Guseinov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guseinov's hand.
Guseinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mustafa Guseinov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guseinov checks a leg kick.
Guseinov misses with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Guseinov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guseinov misses with a leg kick.
Guseinov avoids the head kick by Somali.
Somali throws a big shot that misses.
Guseinov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Somali is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali drops his guard momentarily, allowing Guseinov to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Somali! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Guseinov takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mustafa Guseinov!
After winning the bout, Mustafa Guseinov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cecil Peoples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfa Uros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peoples comes to the ring accompanied by Party People by Nelly Featuring Fergie. Uros has chosen Dirty Diana as his entrance music. 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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180 lbs
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178 lbs
28 - 16 - 0 |
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Cardio machine
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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
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Cecil Peoples!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alfa Uros!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peoples gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peoples lands a nice knee to the body.
Uros misses with an elbow over the top.
Uros is trying to stall.
Uros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peoples blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uros.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peoples breaks the clinch.
Peoples tries to clinch up but Uros circles away and keeps his distance.
Peoples tries to clinch but Uros moves out of range.
Uros slips a jab and a cross from Peoples.
Cecil Peoples seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peoples clinches up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peoples.
Uros swings wildly with an uppercut but Peoples uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uros landing knees to the head.
Peoples escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peoples misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uros closes the distance but Peoples moves to the side
and Peoples connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peoples circles away from the clinch attempt
and Peoples counters with a one-two to the body.
Uros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peoples throws a jab when Uros was well out of range.
Uros drives through and clinches with Peoples against the ropes.
Peoples lands a nice elbow.
Peoples blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peoples pushes off an throws an elbow but Uros leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Uros wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uros breaks the clinch.
Peoples displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Peoples.
Peoples tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Uros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uros blocks a low kick nicely.
Uros doesn't manage to clinch there - Peoples circles away.
Peoples smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peoples tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peoples catches Uros napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Uros crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Peoples raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cecil Peoples!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Cecil Peoples made sure he mentioned Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan K (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vodka Drunkinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). K comes into the arena with Albatross, Albatross, Albatross blaring out of the sound system. Drunkinski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's my time. Vodka Drunkinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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147 lbs
13 - 7 - 2 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan K !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vodka Drunkinski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Drunkinski blocks the low kick.
K misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drunkinski throws out a powerful jab.
K throws a leg kick that misses.
K throws a low kick, looking for Drunkinski's leg but Drunkinski calmly moves out of range.
Drunkinski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before K can pounce on him.
K ducks under a wild hook from Drunkinski.
We've been informed that Drunkinski 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.
K looking to land some kicks to the body here.
K with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
K misses with a few strikes there.
Drunkinski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by K .
Drunkinski checks a leg kick.
K throws a sloppy body shot
and Drunkinski moves into the clinch.
Drunkinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Drunkinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
K throws a head punch that misses.
Drunkinski has a couple of punches blocked by K .
Drunkinski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drunkinski throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from K .
Drunkinski keeps control of K as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drunkinski tries a body shot but K blocks it.
Drunkinski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drunkinski prevents a body shot from K .
K swings wildly with an uppercut but Drunkinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
K 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drunkinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
K manages to break the clinch.
K jabbing away but nothing is landing.
K wants to slow Drunkinski down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from K misses.
K misses with a wild body shot.
Drunkinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but K moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drunkinski tries to land a front kick but K steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
K lands a head kick. Drunkinski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drunkinski checks the leg kick.
K has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
K lands a head kick. Drunkinski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
K takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
K swats away the attempt to clinch by Drunkinski.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski connects with the punch.
Drunkinski scores with a hook to the body. K takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drunkinski with a hook.
Drunkinski swings widly with a right hand
and K counters with an outside leg kick.
Drunkinski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That kick from K tenderised Drunkinski's leg. Drunkinski is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
K works Drunkinski's body with a nice hook.
K is looking to slow Drunkinski down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drunkinski. K does a little dance to reset his feet.
K pushing out the jab but it's not 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 Dan K will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drunkinski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before K can pounce on him.
Drunkinski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drunkinski tries to clinch up.
A clash of legs there as Drunkinski blocks the low kick.
K throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drunkinski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
K motions for Drunkinski to come forward. K throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
K cracks Drunkinski with a right hand to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from K .
Dan K is winning the standup battle so far.
Drunkinski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
K dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drunkinski. That did some damage!
Drunkinski's jab looks to have found its range, popping K under the eye.
Drunkinski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
K throws a leg kick which misses Drunkinski's front leg but catches the back leg as Drunkinski tries to avoid it.
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!
Drunkinski throws a jab but it's blocked by K .
Drunkinski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Drunkinski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but K was well out of range. Poor timing from Drunkinski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkinski throws a low kick but K avoids it.
K lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drunkinski avoids the head kick by K .
Drunkinski ducks under a wild hook from K .
Drunkinski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
K misses with a leg kick
and Drunkinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Drunkinski looks to throw the jab but K is out of range.
K uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drunkinski.
K throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
K 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drunkinski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! K scrambles back to his feet.
K is rocked!
K drops his guard momentarily, allowing Drunkinski to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes K ! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Drunkinski takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Vodka Drunkinski!
Our winner, Vodka Drunkinski, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas has chosen Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn as his entrance music. Arturo Rojas has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver's corner calls for a 1-2. Silver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rojas cracks Silver with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rojas lands with a kick to the temple. Silver shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silver looks to land a right hand but Rojas moved out of range.
Rojas tries to clinch up.
Silver sizes up Rojas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rojas looks to clinch
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rojas gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver lands with a cross.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Silver with a nice cross.
Rojas doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Arturo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas moves into range and clinches up with Silver.
I was talking to Silver's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rojas lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas lands a nice uppercut.
Rojas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rojas avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Rojas is controlling him.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rojas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Silver on the inside.
Rojas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rojas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Rojas controls his hands.
Rojas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Rojas lands with a left to the head.
Silver blocks a body shot from Rojas.
Silver tries to break free but Rojas pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rojas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rojas throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Silver.
Rojas walks into a jab.
Silver throws a hook but Rojas blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rojas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rojas moves out of range of the strikes.
Silver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arturo Rojas will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silver with a nice cross.
Rojas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silver counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rojas's knee momentarily.
Rojas tries to land a leg kick but Silver saw it coming and moves away.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Rojas's head but Rojas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rojas wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Rojas throws a push kick but Silver slaps the foot to one side.
Rojas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Rojas does it's job there.
Rojas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rojas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silver to score with a decent uppercut.
Silver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver lands with a good body shot.
A low kick from Rojas is predictable there
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
Billy Silver is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver tries to land a front kick but Rojas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rojas 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 Silver has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silver and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silver lands a nice shot that snaps Rojas's head back.
Rojas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rojas rushes Silver and presses him up against the ropes.
Rojas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rojas can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Rojas blocks with his arms.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Rojas cracks Silver with a nice body shot.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rojas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rojas misses with a looping right.
Rojas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Rojas throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rojas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Silver blocks the low kick.
Silver throws a sloppy body shot
and Rojas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rojas's hands.
Silver ducks right into an uppercut from Rojas.
Rojas clinches up against the ropes.
Rojas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Rojas.
Rojas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silver stalling.
Rojas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojas wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rojas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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 Billy Silver will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rojas slips a jab from Silver.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Rojas is out of range.
Silver checks a leg kick nicely.
Rojas swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Rojas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Rojas moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Rojas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rojas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rojas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rojas is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Rojas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silver attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rojas is looking to clinch.
Rojas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silver lands a jab.
Rojas clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Rojas.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rojas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The crowd are getting on Rojas's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Silver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silver pushes Rojas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silver wants to stall.
A short right from Rojas.
Silver slowing the pace effectively.
Rojas misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Rojas on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rojas forces Silver back against the ropes and clinches.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Rojas is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Silver.
Rojas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rojas breaks the clinch.
Silver jabs Rojas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver throws a leg kick but Rojas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rojas throws a front kick aimed at Silver's knee but Silver avoids it well.
Rojas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Silver lands a leg kick that knocks Rojas off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Billy Silver did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
That kick from Rojas tenderised Silver's leg. Silver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rojas clinches with his opponent.
Rojas tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Rojas back against the ropes.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver missing with knees to the body.
Silver trying to land knees to the body.
Silver prevents a body shot from Rojas.
Rojas can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Rojas tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Rojas back against the ropes.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver is trying to maintain a safe position but Rojas gets an underhook and turns Silver into the ropes.
Rojas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Rojas misses.
Silver lands a leg kick that knocks Rojas off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Rojas ducks down to avoid it.
Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Rojas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver scores with a sloppy right hand. Rojas should have avoided that one.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silver there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Rojas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rojas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silver blocks a head kick by Rojas.
Rojas is looking to score with low kicks.
Rojas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rojas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Silver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silver scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver throws a lazy right hand but Rojas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rojas lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a hook. Rojas ducked under it nicely.
Rojas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rojas tries to clinch up.
Rojas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver with a nice cross.
Rojas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silver lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silver tries to score with a low kick but Rojas moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojas misses with the body kick
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Rojas throws a jab when Silver was well out of range.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rojas checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Silver had his way with Arturo Rojas in that 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!
Silver takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Arturo Rojas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Rojas closes the distance and pushes Silver back into the ropes.
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rojas avoids it.
Rojas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rojas misses with a punch to the body.
Silver scores with a shot to the side of Rojas's head.
Rojas misses with a body punch.
Silver blocks a body shot from Rojas.
Rojas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silver's efforts to push away.
Rojas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rojas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rojas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Rojas.
Silver lands a nice uppercut.
Rojas throws a head punch that misses.
Rojas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rojas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
Silver stuns Rojas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rojas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Rojas misses.
Rojas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silver lands the left hand.
Rojas tries to clinch
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Rojas lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Rojas ducks down to avoid it.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Rojas moves in looking to clinch but Silver pushes him off.
Silver lands a glancing blow to the side of Rojas's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Rojas misses.
Rojas clinches with his opponent.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Billy Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arturo Rojas.
I think Silver 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Arturo Rojas!
A victorious Arturo Rojas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Giovanni Niccoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wild comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Type O Negative - Love You to Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giovanni Niccoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jared Wild!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wild looks low and kicks high, catching Niccoli right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
It looks like Giovanni Niccoli has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wild scores with a shot to the body.
Wild throws a shot from downtown. Niccoli moves away and avoids it.
Niccoli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wild misses with a jab, cross combination.
Niccoli misses with a hook.
Wild throws a big shot that misses.
Niccoli throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Niccoli lands a leg kick that knocks Wild off balance momentarily.
Wild misses with a lunging right hand
and Niccoli counters with a leg kick.
Niccoli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wild throws a sloppy head kick and Niccoli moves out of range easily.
Wild scores with a hook.
Giovanni Niccoli's cut is getting worse.
Wild slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Niccoli is rocked!
Wild rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Niccoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Niccoli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niccoli slips a jab and a cross from Wild.
Niccoli seems to have got his legs back now.
Wild misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wild blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niccoli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niccoli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wild's calf.
Wild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niccoli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wild.
Niccoli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wild catches Niccoli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Giovanni Niccoli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Niccoli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niccoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niccoli wants to clinch.
Niccoli lands a high kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Niccoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Niccoli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wild takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wild throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niccoli tests Wild's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wild is rocked!
Wild thows a leg kick but Niccoli checks it
and Niccoli counters with a straight right hand that connects right on the button, dropping Wild face first to the canvas! He's out! He's out cold! No need for a count here - this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giovanni Niccoli!
A victorious Giovanni Niccoli thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Jared Wild had this to say: 'I feel faint'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Hammersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the ring accompanied by Miracle - We Ain't Scared. Hammersmith has chosen Thunderhorse as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnus Hammersmith!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammersmith was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Hammersmith connects with the punch.
Hammersmith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hammersmith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hammersmith.
Green lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hammersmith lands a leg kick that knocks Green off balance momentarily.
Green tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hammersmith. That's going to slow Green down.
Green has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla Training Grounds in the buildup to the fight.
Green takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammersmith lands a nice shot that snaps Green's head back.
Green 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.
Hammersmith moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
Hammersmith moves out of range of the leg kick from Green.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green lands a really nice looking cross but Hammersmith seems unphased.
Green misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Green misses with a low kick.
Hammersmith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from Hammersmith.
A jab from Green misses.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Hammersmith moves away and avoids it.
Hammersmith misses with a low kick as Green jumps back.
Crunch! Hammersmith slams his shin into Green's torso.
Green throws a wild body kick that Hammersmith sees coming a mile off.
A lazy left from Hammersmith finds it's target.
Hammersmith looks for the body kick but Green saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hammersmith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hammersmith is looking to chop away at Green's legs.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammersmith throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a wild body kick that Hammersmith sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammersmith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hammersmith moves into the clinch.
Hammersmith managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
Hammersmith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hammersmith tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Green.
Green looking to throw knees to the head but Hammersmith is blocking nicely.
Hammersmith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hammersmith with a knee to the head.
Hammersmith managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammersmith tries to break free but Green pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammersmith lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith breaks from the clinch.
Hammersmith throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Hammersmith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hammersmith.
Hammersmith cracks a nice hook into Green's ribs.
Hammersmith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hammersmith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Green misses
and Hammersmith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hammersmith lands a leg kick that knocks Green off balance momentarily.
Magnus Hammersmith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammersmith cracks Green with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hammersmith ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Hammersmith checks the leg kick.
Hammersmith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Hammersmith misses.
Hammersmith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Green checks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammersmith lands a slapping body shot.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammersmith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick there by Hammersmith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hammersmith thuds a left hand into Green's body.
Hammersmith cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hammersmith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hammersmith can pounce on him.
Hammersmith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Green moves out of range of the leg kick from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith moves into the clinch.
Green works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammersmith looking to slow down the pace here.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammersmith controls his hands.
Hammersmith has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Green seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hammersmith can turn it around.
Come on Hammersmith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hammersmith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks a body shot from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hammersmith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hammersmith has had enough of the clinch but Green keeps him there for the moment.
Hammersmith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammersmith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammersmith is trying to push Green away but Green has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Green keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hammersmith's efforts to push away.
Hammersmith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Green.
Hammersmith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammersmith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Green or not.
Green connects with a knee to the head.
Green with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Green misses with the head strike.
Green gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Hammersmith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Green is looking to score with low kicks.
Hammersmith connects with a jab.
Hammersmith looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Green fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hammersmith checks it well.
Green showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammersmith.
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hammersmith with a jab.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammersmith was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Hammersmith just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Green.
A head kick misses from Green.
A solid body kick from Green.
Hammersmith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hammersmith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith throws out a powerful jab.
Green tries to land a front kick but Hammersmith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hammersmith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Green. Green obviously looking to wear him down.
Hammersmith throws a head kick that misses
and Green counters by moving into the clinch.
Hammersmith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammersmith effectively controlling the action here.
Hammersmith managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
Green gets through Hammersmith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Hammersmith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hammersmith is trying to force a seperation but Green has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
A short right from Green on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammersmith lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danny Green has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Green pushes Hammersmith back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hammersmith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammersmith is leaning against Green and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Green is trying to maintain a safe position but Hammersmith gets an underhook and turns Green into the ropes.
Hammersmith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammersmith lands a nice knee to the body.
Hammersmith manages to break the clinch.
Hammersmith lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hammersmith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammersmith throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Hammersmith tries a low kick but Green avoids it.
A combination from Green does no damage.
Green is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hammersmith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Magnus Hammersmith just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hammersmith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Hammersmith.
Hammersmith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hammersmith's head.
Green lands with a shot to the body.
Hammersmith throws a head kick that Green semi-blocks.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammersmith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hammersmith throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Hammersmith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hammersmith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hammersmith tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hammersmith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hammersmith thuds his shin into the meat of Green's side.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Hammersmith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green wants to clinch up but Hammersmith keeps it at a distance.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammersmith manages to avoid it.
Hammersmith doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Green takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Green catches Hammersmith napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Hammersmith crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Green raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Danny Green!
During a confident post fight interview, Danny Green thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Magnus Hammersmith stepped up to the mic, saying 'Crap! I et da hurse on dat un.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebrahim Azhari!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaolong tries to land a front kick but Azhari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Azhari needs to keep his hands up - Xiaolong had a free shot at his head there.
Xiaolong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Azhari, pushing him back against the ropes.
Xiaolong manages to break the clinch.
Xiaolong with a jab.
Xiaolong lands a slapping body shot.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
Xiaolong misses with a hook
and Azhari counters with a nice leg kick.
Azhari throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Li Xiaolong has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Xiaolong.
Azhari 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.
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!
Xiaolong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Xiaolong feints and then cracks Azhari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azhari down.
Xiaolong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Azhari.
Xiaolong misses with a body kick.
Xiaolong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azhari moves away.
Azhari is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Xiaolong.
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Azhari blocks the leg kick.
Xiaolong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Xiaolong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Xiaolong is predictable there
and Azhari counters with an outside leg kick.
A left and a right from Azhari both land. Nice combination.
Azhari throws a front kick aimed at Xiaolong's knee but Xiaolong avoids it well.
Xiaolong tries to land a body kick
and Azhari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xiaolong thinking.
Xiaolong blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaolong moves forwards but Azhari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Xiaolong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiaolong clinches up with Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes.
Azhari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaolong lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Xiaolong.
I was talking to Xiaolong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Xiaolong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Azhari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Xiaolong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xiaolong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azhari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Azhari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Xiaolong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Azhari takes a knee right on the jaw!
Xiaolong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Xiaolong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Xiaolong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azhari missing with knees to the body.
Xiaolong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Azhari wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xiaolong lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Xiaolong.
Azhari trying to stall but Xiaolong improves his position.
Xiaolong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Xiaolong lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaolong dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Xiaolong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick as Azhari jumps back.
Xiaolong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xiaolong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Azhari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Azhari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xiaolong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Xiaolong connects with a solid leg kick.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Xiaolong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xiaolong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
Xiaolong cracks a nice hook into Azhari's ribs.
Li Xiaolong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaolong throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
Xiaolong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azhari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xiaolong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaolong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaolong. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaolong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Xiaolong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiaolong misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Azhari.
Xiaolong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Azhari eats them both and turns towards Xiaolong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Xiaolong tests Azhari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Azhari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Azhari misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari checks a leg kick nicely.
Xiaolong cracks Azhari with an open hand slap.
Xiaolong takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Xiaolong throws a sloppy head kick
and Azhari counters with a thumping low kick.
Azhari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xiaolong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Li Xiaolong is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiaolong thuds his right hand into Azhari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xiaolong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Azhari tries a low kick but Xiaolong avoids it.
Xiaolong lands a glancing blow to the side of Azhari's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiaolong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xiaolong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Azhari checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaolong dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Azhari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Xiaolong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Xiaolong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xiaolong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azhari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xiaolong throws a push kick but Azhari slaps the foot to one side.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Xiaolong.
Azhari checks a low kick from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaolong.
Azhari tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Xiaolong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaolong misses with a body shot
and Azhari counters with a left and a right that stings Xiaolong.
Xiaolong tries to clinch up but Azhari circles away and keeps his distance.
Xiaolong throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Xiaolong scoring well with a low kick there.
Xiaolong 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 gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some bone on bone action there as Azhari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xiaolong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Azhari staying out of range there.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Xiaolong lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xiaolong lands with a shot to the body.
Xiaolong thuds a left hand into Azhari's body.
Xiaolong connects with a single shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xiaolong.
Xiaolong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Azhari's hands.
Xiaolong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaolong takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Xiaolong misses with a hook.
Azhari throws a series of punches but Xiaolong moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Xiaolong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaolong clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Xiaolong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xiaolong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Xiaolong finds it's target.
Azhari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xiaolong lands a jab.
Azhari checks a leg kick.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but Azhari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiaolong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Xiaolong.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Azhari.
Xiaolong throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Xiaolong throws a shot to the body.
Xiaolong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheers as Xiaolong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Azhari doesn't seem phased though.
Xiaolong misses with a head kick.
Xiaolong tries to land a leg kick but Azhari saw it coming and moves away.
Xiaolong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azhari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiaolong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaolong.
Xiaolong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaolong lands a jab to the head.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Xiaolong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Xiaolong.
Azhari thumps Xiaolong with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaolong misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhari tries to clinch but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Azhari stuns Xiaolong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xiaolong misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaolong had his way with Ebrahim Azhari in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Xiaolong.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li Xiaolong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azhari is looking to chop away at Xiaolong's legs.
Xiaolong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xiaolong tries to clinch there but Azhari circles away.
Azhari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Xiaolong with a jab.
Xiaolong throws a low kick but Azhari moves out of range easily.
Xiaolong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Azhari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xiaolong. Xiaolong obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaolong.
Azhari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xiaolong looks to land a body kick but Azhari moved away.
Xiaolong just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaolong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Azhari's sensitive parts.
Azhari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xiaolong looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.
Xiaolong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Azhari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Xiaolong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Xiaolong missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but Azhari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Xiaolong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Azhari's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Xiaolong, right into the meat.
Azhari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xiaolong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Azhari counters with an inside leg kick.
Xiaolong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhari. That did some damage!
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good exchange - Xiaolong coming out on top.
Good standup being displayed there by Azhari as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaolong misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.
Xiaolong punishes Azhari's body with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Xiaolong finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xiaolong's head.
Xiaolong connects with the punch.
Xiaolong throws a chopping leg kick but Azhari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Xiaolong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xiaolong 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaolong!
During a confident post fight interview, Li Xiaolong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Dimitrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hale Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitrovich comes into the arena with Wai Khru ram muay blaring out of the sound system. Erwin has chosen Young Jeezy feat. T.I. - F.A.M.E. as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Dimitrovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hale Erwin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Erwin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Erwin. That's going to slow Dimitrovich down.
Dimitrovich rushes Erwin and presses him up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Erwin.
Dimitrovich is working Erwin over against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Erwin.
Erwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Erwin backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Erwin throws a head punch that misses.
Erwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrovich presses Erwin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dimitrovich lands an uppercut.
Erwin lands a shoulder strike.
Erwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich lands an elbow that stopped Erwin in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Hale Erwin has been cut.
Dimitrovich lands an elbow that stopped Erwin in his tracks for a moment.
Dimitrovich blocks a body shot from Erwin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich pushes Erwin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich is working Erwin over against the ropes.
Dimitrovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erwin slips a straight right by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands with a straight right. Erwin didn't see that one coming.
Dimitrovich throws a looping overhand right but Erwin ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Erwin.
Dimitrovich blocks a head kick by Erwin.
Dimitrovich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Erwin has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrovich throws a series of punches but Erwin avoids them all with ease.
Dimitrovich connects with a jab.
Dimitrovich is looking to slow Erwin down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin wants to slow Dimitrovich down by chopping away at his legs.
Erwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimitrovich scores with a decent looking hook.
Dimitrovich scores with a spinning back kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dimitrovich.
Erwin looks winded!
Dimitrovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Erwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Dimitrovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Erwin staying out of range there.
Dimitrovich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook.
Dimitrovich clips Erwin with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Erwin a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich lands a leg kick that knocks Erwin off balance momentarily.
Erwin 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.
Erwin slips a jab from Dimitrovich.
Erwin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dimitrovich's head.
Dimitrovich throws an overhand right that lands on Erwin's shoulder, as Erwin tries to avoid the shot.
Dimitrovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Erwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Erwin 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 Dimitrovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dimitrovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dimitrovich darts in and clinches Erwin up against the ropes.
Erwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Erwin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Erwin as the two fighters clinch.
Erwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Erwin backwards.
Erwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Erwin takes an elbow to the temple.
Erwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimitrovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Erwin blocks it.
Dimitrovich tries to throw a body punch but Erwin avoids it by throwing Dimitrovich back against the ropes.
Erwin presses Dimitrovich against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Erwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erwin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Dimitrovich.
A short right from Erwin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erwin takes a shot to the head.
Dimitrovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Erwin controls his hands.
Erwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrovich lands with a left to the head.
Erwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Hale Erwin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dimitrovich lands an overhand right.
Dimitrovich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dimitrovich misses with a double jab.
Erwin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sergei Dimitrovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Dimitrovich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Erwin tries to work over Dimitrovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erwin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dimitrovich or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Dimitrovich.
Erwin blocking some punches.
Dimitrovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimitrovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands with a light punch inside.
Erwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich tries to work over Erwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimitrovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Erwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
Erwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimitrovich breaks from the clinch.
Erwin slips under a jab from Dimitrovich.
Erwin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dimitrovich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Erwin doesn't seem bothered though.
Dimitrovich tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimitrovich throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dimitrovich throws out a head kick that Erwin doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Erwin crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Erwin's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
That has opened up Hale Erwin's cut even more.
Dimitrovich looks to land a right hand but Erwin moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Erwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook. Erwin ducked under it nicely.
Sergei Dimitrovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimitrovich misses with a leg kick.
Dimitrovich misses with a wild body shot.
Erwin cracks the inside of Dimitrovich's front leg.
Erwin misses with a low kick.
Sergei Dimitrovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimitrovich misses with a double jab.
Dimitrovich looks to land a left hand but Erwin moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erwin.
Erwin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Erwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dimitrovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Erwin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dimitrovich really felt that one!
Erwin connects with an inside leg kick.
Erwin throws a leg kick but Dimitrovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dimitrovich ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Erwin checks a leg kick.
Dimitrovich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Erwin.
Good exchange - Dimitrovich coming out on top.
Dimitrovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erwin can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin looks to land a body kick but Dimitrovich moved away.
That kick from Erwin tenderised Dimitrovich's leg. Dimitrovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Erwin throws a low kick, looking for Dimitrovich's leg but Dimitrovich calmly moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimitrovich swings widly with a right hand
and Erwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Erwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erwin slips under a jab.
Dimitrovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erwin manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Dimitrovich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erwin motions for Dimitrovich to come forward. Erwin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimitrovich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Hale Erwin'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.
Dimitrovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Erwin counters with a nice body shot.
Dimitrovich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Erwin's calf.
Erwin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Dimitrovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erwin throws out a loose jab but Dimitrovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitrovich misses with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimitrovich checks a leg kick.
Erwin throws a jab when Dimitrovich was well out of range.
Dimitrovich lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Erwin lands a high kick!
Erwin throws a body punch but Dimitrovich moves out of range.
Dimitrovich scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dimitrovich can pounce on him.
Erwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Erwin misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dimitrovich, right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dimitrovich, as that shot connected.
Dimitrovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Erwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Erwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimitrovich.
Erwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimitrovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Dimitrovich counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin takes one to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich closes the distance and clinches.
Dimitrovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erwin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dimitrovich misses with a double jab.
Dimitrovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Erwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dimitrovich throws the left hand but Erwin avoids the punch easily.
Erwin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Erwin swings for the body but Dimitrovich moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich misses with a few strikes there.
Erwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Erwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands a nice looking body kick.
Dimitrovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Erwin checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Erwin.
Dimitrovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Erwin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Erwin drops his hands momentarily and Dimitrovich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dimitrovich throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitrovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Erwin throws a body kick that misses.
Dimitrovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erwin.
Dimitrovich throws a hook but Erwin avoids it easily.
Erwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Erwin staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erwin throws out a leg kick but Dimitrovich moves out of range and Erwin only half commits.
Dimitrovich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hale Erwin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dimitrovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erwin with a jab.
Erwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimitrovich.
A leg kick checked by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich is looking to score with low kicks.
Erwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich throws a right and a left that Erwin avoids nicely.
Dimitrovich misses with a right hand
and Erwin counters with a head kick. That will keep Dimitrovich thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Erwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich avoids the head kick by Erwin.
Erwin keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Erwin misses.
Dimitrovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Erwins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dimitrovich swings widly with a right hand
and Erwin counters with a good low kick that Dimitrovich was not able to check.
Erwin walks into a straight right hand from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Erwin moves out of range as Dimitrovich strikes.
Erwin blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
Good leg kick by Dimitrovich there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crunch! Erwin slams his shin into Dimitrovich's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy body kick from Erwin
and Dimitrovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Erwin throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Dimitrovich misses.
Dimitrovich scores with a leg kick.
Dimitrovich moves out of range of the body kick.
Dimitrovich throws the kick towards the body but Erwin avoids it.
Erwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich takes a swing at Erwin's ribcage but misses.
Dimitrovich thumps Erwin with a low kick.
Erwin slips a jab and a cross from Dimitrovich.
Erwin lands a high kick!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich throws a hook but Erwin blocks it.
Dimitrovich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Erwin throws a leg kick
and Dimitrovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erwin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dimitrovich cracks Erwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin motions for Dimitrovich to come forward. Erwin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Dimitrovich as he checks the leg kick.
Erwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Erwin misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a low kick.
Dimitrovich throws a nice looking combination but Erwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimitrovich lands a leg kick that knocks Erwin off balance momentarily.
Erwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dimitrovich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich had his way with Hale Erwin in that round.
The cut man is working on Hale Erwin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dimitrovich jabs Erwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dimitrovich misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Dimitrovich.
Erwin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Erwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Erwin slips a straight right by Dimitrovich.
Erwin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dimitrovich is able to avoid easily.
Dimitrovich throws a right hand that Erwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Erwin also avoids with ease.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from Dimitrovich.
Erwin slips a straight right by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook.
Erwin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dimitrovich if he has to take too many more of those.
Erwin throws a head kick that misses.
Erwin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dimitrovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Erwin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dimitrovich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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.
Dimitrovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hale Erwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dimitrovich. Dimitrovich obviously looking to wear him down.
Dimitrovich throws a right hand that Erwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Erwin also avoids with ease.
Erwin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimitrovich just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Dimitrovich does it's job there.
Dimitrovich connects with an inside leg kick.
Erwin tries to score with a low kick but Dimitrovich moves his leg out of the way.
Dimitrovich moves out of range of the leg kick from Erwin.
Dimitrovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Erwin on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Erwin blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
Erwin misses with a head kick.
Erwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimitrovich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Erwin on the side of the head.
Dimitrovich scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dimitrovich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Erwin throws a head kick but Dimitrovich moves out of range.
Dimitrovich thuds his shin into the meat of Erwin's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimitrovich scoring well with a low kick there.
Dimitrovich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dimitrovich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dimitrovich connects with a leg kick. Erwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Erwin drops his hands momentarily and Dimitrovich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dimitrovich lands a nice hook to Erwin's body. Erwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dimitrovich with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Erwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Dimitrovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dimitrovich 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 50:43
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:43
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Dimitrovich!
Sergei Dimitrovich retains his light heavyweight title!
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