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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Abu Papu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papu comes to the ring accompanied by abu theme. Rojas has chosen Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn as his entrance music. The key to victory for Abu Papu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Abu Papu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papu throws a low kick but Rojas avoids it.
Papu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rojas's sensitive parts.
Rojas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Papu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rojas, right into the meat.
A jab from Rojas finds it's way through Papu's defenses.
Rojas throws an off balance right hand
and Papu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Papu moves away and avoids it.
Papu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Papu scores with a hook to the body. Rojas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Rojas swings widly with a right hand
and Papu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rojas's knee momentarily.
Rojas looks winded!
Rojas throws a head kick that half lands.
Rojas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rojas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rojas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Papu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Papu.
Papu connects with a leg kick. Rojas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Papu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Papu cracks Rojas with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu throws a sloppy head kick and Rojas moves out of range easily.
Papu punishes Rojas's body with a nice straight punch.
Rojas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Papu misses with a double jab.
Papu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Papu closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Papu has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Papu has Rojas pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Papu for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Papu keeps control of Rojas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Papu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Papu breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papu misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Rojas misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papu scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papu.
Papu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rojas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Papu scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Rojas to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Papu away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Rojas got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Rojas is rocked!
Papu moves into range and clinches up with Rojas.
Rojas is still on wobbly legs! Can Papu finish him?
Papu leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Papu.
Papu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Papu digs a right hand underneath Rojas's ribcage. Rojas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Papu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rojas.
Papu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rojass head.
A short uppercut from Papu.
Papu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Papu drops Rojas with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Rojas is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abu Papu!
A very excited looking Abu Papu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Arturo Rojas had this to say: 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan K (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Matthysse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). K comes to the ring accompanied by Albatross, Albatross, Albatross. Dan K has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 9 - 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Matthysse!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthysse checks a low kick from K .
K cracks Matthysse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Matthysse does no damage.
K closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from K .
K lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matthysse backwards.
Matthysse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matthysse prevents a body shot from K .
K digs a right hand underneath Matthysse's ribcage. Matthysse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
K scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from K .
K pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
K blocks an uppercut.
Matthysse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
K blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
K definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Matthysse tries to throw a body punch but K avoids it by throwing Matthysse back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
K pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
K scoring well with a low kick there.
Matthysse wants to clinch.
We've been informed that Matthysse 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 avoids the body shot from Matthysse.
Dan K seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
K throws a jab but it's blocked by Matthysse.
K rushes Matthysse and presses him up against the ropes.
A hook to the body from K .
Matthysse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
K blocks an uppercut.
Matthysse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
K gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Matthysse.
A short right from K on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matthysse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
K has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matthysse swings wildly with an uppercut but K uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthysse swings wildly with an uppercut but K uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthysse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matthysse misses with a punch on the inside.
K swings wildly with an uppercut but Matthysse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthysse lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthysse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matthysse swings wildly with an uppercut but K uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthysse scores with a shot to the side of K 's head.
K has a couple of punches blocked by Matthysse.
K is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matthysse is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan K dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Matthysse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthysse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but K manages to avoid it.
Matthysse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
K thumps Matthysse with a low kick.
Matthysse moves in looking to clinch but K pushes him off.
K scores with a three punch combo!
K throws a wild body kick that Matthysse sees coming a mile off.
Matthysse tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matthysse connects with the punch.
K throws a lazy right hand but Matthysse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
K misses with a low kick.
Matthysse takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matthysse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matthysse checks the leg kick.
K misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
K scores with a hook.
Matthysse throws a shot from downtown. K moves away and avoids it.
Matthysse doesn't manage to clinch there - K circles away.
Matthysse jabs K to the body, keeping him at a distance.
K ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthysse moves away.
Matthysse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but K moves away.
Matthysse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from K - that will leave a mark!
The fighters circling - Matthysse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by K .
Matthysse lands with a hook. K tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
K will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
K fakes the leg kick and cracks Matthysse in the body.
K darts in and clinches Matthysse up against the ropes.
Matthysse blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Matthysse.
K misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matthysse.
Matthysse throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Matthysse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matthysse managing to block the knees to the body from K .
Matthysse takes an elbow to the forehead.
K misses with a punch to the body.
K tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
K comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dan K has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matthysse has a couple of punches blocked by K .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthysse dodges an elbow strike from K .
K lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matthysse backwards.
Still in the clinch, K scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan K dominated that second round.
That's time! K 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
K connects with a body shot that sends Matthysse's belly button to the back.
K loads up on a big right hand but Matthysse slips the punch.
K pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from K tenderised Matthysse's leg. Matthysse is trying to keep his angry face on.
K takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
K misses the shot to the body.
K ducks under a wild hook from Matthysse.
K fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
K misses with a low kick.
K throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
K lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by K .
Matthysse avoids the body shot from K .
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matthysse blocks a low kick nicely.
Matthysse blocks a low kick nicely.
Dan K is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
K tries a low kick but Matthysse avoids it.
Matthysse tries to move into range but K moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matthysse thuds a left hand into K 's body.
Matthysse blocks a low kick nicely.
Matthysse fails with an attempt to clinch.
K throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for K .
K throws a head kick but Matthysse moves out of range.
Matthysse scores with a nice right hand.
K throws a head kick but Matthysse moves out of range.
K has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from K fails to land.
Matthysse misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by K .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthysse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
K working aggressively here.
K lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Matthysse fails to land.
K lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matthysse.
K throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Matthysse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for K .
K throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
K misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matthysse misses with the head strike.
K tries to break free but Matthysse pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan K clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matthysse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
K has had enough of the clinch but Matthysse keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by K .
K swings wildly with an uppercut but Matthysse uses good head movement to avoid it.
K gets through Matthysse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matthysse misses with a short punch on the inside.
K on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matthysse misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from K .
Matthysse misses with some punches.
K lands a right hand.
K lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
K throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthysse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of K backwards.
Matthysse lands a shot to the body.
Matthysse avoids the elbow strike from K , against the ropes.
K misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matthysse swings wildly with an uppercut but K uses good head movement to avoid it.
K is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matthysse is defending well for now.
K working hard to break the clinch.
K misses with a shot to the kidneys.
K scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Matthysse fails to land.
K fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
K fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from K .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
K wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
K lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matthysse struggles to land a body shot inside as K controls his hands.
K misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from K fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
K lands with a right to the head.
Matthysse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
K misses with some punches.
K misses with the head strike.
Matthysse throws a head punch that misses.
K has a couple of punches blocked by Matthysse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
K working aggressively here.
Matthysse has a couple of punches blocked by K .
Matthysse blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan K had his way with Lucas Matthysse in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from K . Matthysse shrugs it off though.
Lucas Matthysse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthysse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthysse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matthysse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matthysse misses with a looping left.
K looks to land a body kick but Matthysse moved away.
K throws a low kick, looking for Matthysse's leg but Matthysse calmly moves out of range.
K staying out of range there.
K changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dan K is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
K throws a nice inside leg kick.
K tests Matthysse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
K lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matthysse avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matthysse's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
K looks for the body kick but Matthysse saw that one coming.
K looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matthysse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from K .
K connects with an inside leg kick.
Matthysse jabs at K 's body.
Matthysse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before K can pounce on him.
Matthysse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but K moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by K . That's going to slow Matthysse down.
Nice uppercut there from K .
K attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matthysse moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
K pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
K looks to land a combination but Matthysse avoids it well.
Matthysse takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthysse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but K manages to avoid it.
Matthysse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent K stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Matthysse misses the target.
Matthysse tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matthysse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from K .
Sloppy strikes from K . Those never looked like landing.
K lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matthysse at a distance.
K cracks Matthysse with an open hand slap.
Matthysse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but K moves away.
Matthysse jabs K to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
K takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
K is rocked!
Matthysse connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks K out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucas Matthysse!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Herbst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herbst comes to the ring accompanied by How can I become a Bawlaa. Lard has chosen I'm Fat as his entrance music. Tubo Lard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Herbst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubo Lard!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Herbst misses with a body shot.
Lard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Herbst lands the left hand.
Lard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lard throws a sloppy head kick and Herbst moves out of range easily.
Lard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Herbst throws out the jab.
Herbst scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lard scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Lard.
Herbst blocks a head kick by Lard.
Lard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Herbst throws a right and a left that Lard avoids nicely.
Herbst lands the left hand.
Lard slips under a jab from Herbst.
Lard misses with an uppercut. Herbst saw that one coming.
Herbst lands with a kick to the temple. Lard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lard slips under a jab from Herbst.
Lard cracks Herbst with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lard throws a chopping leg kick but Herbst manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Herbst misses with a few strikes there.
Herbst looks to land a left hand but Lard moved out of range nicely.
Herbst stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lard.
Lard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Herbst's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lard.
Lard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Herbst misses with a straight right.
Lard scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Herbst throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herbst lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lard circles away quickly and effectively.
Herbst misses with a body shot.
Herbst scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Herbst throws a big shot that misses.
Herbst has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Combat Zone [15 Elite & Sauna in the buildup to the fight.
Lard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Herbst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lard moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard with a jab.
Herbst takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Herbst momentarily.
Herbst is rocked!
James Herbst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herbst looks to score with a jab to the body but Lard is just out of range.
Oh Herbst is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Herbst seems to have got his legs back now.
Good leg kick by Lard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Herbst pushes Lard up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lard fails to land.
Lard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lard working aggressively here.
Herbst blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Herbst's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lard pushes off an throws an elbow but Herbst leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tubo Lard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herbst.
Lard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Herbst throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herbst pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lard takes one to the chin there.
Herbst tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lard is able to avoid easily.
Herbst tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Herbst. That did some damage!
Tubo Lard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Herbst misses with a wild body shot.
Lard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Herbst takes a swing at Lard's ribcage but misses.
Herbst swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lard throws a leg kick which misses Herbst's front leg but catches the back leg as Herbst tries to avoid it.
Lard slips a jab from Herbst.
Lard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lard throws a head kick but Herbst moves out of range.
Herbst checks a leg kick nicely.
Lard throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbst throws a sloppy head kick
and Lard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Herbst connects with a leg kick. Lard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lard avoids the head kick by Herbst.
Lard looks to land a combination but Herbst avoids it well.
Herbst throws a body punch but Lard moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lard.
Lard throws a low kick, looking for Herbst's leg but Herbst calmly moves out of range.
Lard tries to score with a low kick but Herbst moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Lard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lard looks low and kicks high, catching Herbst 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!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lard works the jab nicely.
Herbst has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Herbst there as he acknowledges the shot.
Herbst is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Herbst throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Herbst misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Herbst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herbst wants to clinch up but Lard keeps it at a distance.
Herbst throws a sloppy head kick
and Lard counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lard.
Lard connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Herbst onto his butt! Herbst bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Lard gets tackled into the ropes by Herbst. Herbst maintains the clinch.
Lard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Herbst's defenses.
Lard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lard throws a head punch that misses.
Herbst throws an elbow but it misses.
Lard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard tries to work over Herbst's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tubo Lard will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lard, right into the meat.
Lard dips to his left and cracks Herbst with an uppercut!
Lard avoids the head kick by Herbst.
Herbst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herbst throws a jab when Lard was well out of range.
Lard is looking to slow Herbst down with leg kicks.
Herbst throws a head kick that Lard semi-blocks.
Lard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Herbst in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lard.
Lard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herbst.
Herbst slips a jab and a cross from Lard.
Herbst is looking to wear down Lard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lard avoids the body shot from Herbst.
Herbst walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lard wants to land a leg kick but Herbst is out of range.
Herbst delivers a nice body kick.
Lard throws a leg kick which misses Herbst's front leg but catches the back leg as Herbst tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard misses with a double jab.
Herbst throws a leg kick but Lard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Herbst feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lard's calf.
Lard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Herbst. Herbst circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lard throws a front kick aimed at Herbst's knee but Herbst avoids it well.
A head kick from Herbst lands but Lard takes it in his stride.
Lard throws out a leg kick but Herbst moves out of range and Lard only half commits.
Lard lands the left hand.
Lard avoids the body shot from Herbst.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herbst swings for the body but Lard moves out of range.
Lard throws a front kick aimed at Herbst's knee but Herbst avoids it well.
Herbst misses with the combination.
Lard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lard misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Lard.
Herbst misses with an uppercut.
Lard blocks a jab.
Lard avoids the body shot from Herbst.
Herbst wants to land a leg kick but Lard is out of range.
Lard connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Lard.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lard.
Herbst takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Herbst looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Herbst swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Herbst needs to keep his hands up - Lard had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard cracks Herbst with a good jab.
Lard connects with a body shot that sends Herbst's belly button to the back.
Crunch! Lard slams his shin into Herbst's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Herbst misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tubo Lard really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Herbst takes one to the side of the head.
Lard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crunch! Herbst slams his shin into Lard's torso.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Herbst.
Good standup being displayed there by Herbst as he connects with a hook.
Herbst tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Herbst swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herbst misses with an uppercut. Lard saw that one coming.
Lard misses with a low kick as Herbst jumps back.
Herbst misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Herbst misses with a wild body shot.
Herbst misses with a body shot.
Lard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Herbst walks into a jab.
Lard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Herbst is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbst avoids a kick to the body.
Lard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herbst.
A clash of legs there as Lard blocks the low kick.
Herbst throws a jab but it's blocked by Lard.
Herbst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lard.
Herbst throws a head kick but Lard moves out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Herbst takes one to the chin there.
Herbst closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lard lands a slapping body shot.
Herbst misses with a straight left.
Lard throws a low kick but Herbst avoids it.
Lard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Herbst misses the jab.
Herbst throws a leg kick
and Lard counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Herbst can pounce on him.
Lard misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Lard.
Lard throws out a leg kick but Herbst moves out of range and Lard only half commits.
Lard jabs Herbst right on the nose. Herbst blinks but takes it well.
Herbst misses with a jab to the body
and Lard counters with a good low kick that Herbst was not able to check.
Lard throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lard.
Herbst darts in and clinches Lard up against the ropes.
Lard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herbst's elbow.
Lard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Herbst in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herbst.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tubo Lard dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lard throws a front kick aimed at Herbst's knee but Herbst avoids it well.
Lard keeps Herbst at a distance using the push kick.
Herbst keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Herbst checks a leg kick.
Herbst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lard manages to avoid it.
Herbst takes a swing at Lard's ribcage but misses.
Herbst throws a body shot but no joy.
Lard checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Herbst.
Lard misses with a head kick.
Herbst tries to clinch up but Lard circles away and keeps his distance.
Lard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herbst throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lard.
Lard moves away from the strike by Herbst.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Herbst swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tubo Lard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lard walks into a jab.
Lard is looking to slow Herbst down with leg kicks.
Herbst on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herbst misses with a body shot.
Lard slips a straight right by Herbst.
Herbst checks a leg kick nicely.
Lard lands a jab.
A good leg kick by Lard.
Herbst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lard moves away.
Herbst cracks Lard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herbst throws a lazy uppercut
and Lard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herbst gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Herbst takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lard connects with a single shot there.
Lard misses the shot to the body.
Lard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Herbst misses with an uppercut. Lard saw that one coming.
Lard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Herbst. That did some damage!
Herbst moves in looking to clinch but Lard pushes him off.
Lard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Herbst.
James Herbst has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herbst tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Herbst throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tubo Lard.
Well Lard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 44:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 43:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tubo Lard!
During a confident post fight interview, Tubo Lard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
James Herbst spoke after the fight, saying 'That fucker cheated - he poked me in the eye!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunnas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernie Hart!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunnas misses with a low kick.
Hart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kunnas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Bernie Hart has been cut.
Kunnas wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.
Hart misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunnas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hart can pounce on him.
Hart tries to land a front kick but Kunnas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick from Kunnas lands but Hart takes it in his stride.
Kunnas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hart is able to avoid easily.
Kunnas looks to land a combination but Hart avoids it well.
Hart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kunnas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick there by Hart.
Hart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab lands there for Kunnas.
Mauri Kunnas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas misses with the combination.
Kunnas throws a leg kick that misses.
Hart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kunnas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kunnas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kunnas throws a low kick but Hart avoids it.
Hart 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.
Kunnas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kunnas swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
Kunnas moves out of range of the body kick from Hart.
Hart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kunnas. That did some damage!
Hart lands a slapping body shot.
Kunnas tries to close the distance and clinch but Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kunnas throws a leg kick
and Hart counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kunnas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hart. Hart obviously looking to wear him down.
Kunnas is breathing heavily.
Kunnas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good work by Hart as he checks the leg kick.
Kunnas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kunnas tried to score with a low kick but Hart checks it.
Hart throws a body kick that misses.
Kunnas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hart counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kunnas's knee momentarily.
Kunnas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hart. That one must have hurt.
A shot to the liver by Hart. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunnas moves out of range of the body kick from Hart.
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kunnas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hart slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bernie Hart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bernie Hart's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kunnas looks to throw the jab but Hart is out of range.
Kunnas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hart.
An inside leg kick from Kunnas misses.
Kunnas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hart is out of range and Kunnas settles back down.
Hart checks a leg kick nicely.
Hart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kunnas counters with a thumping low kick.
Kunnas throws a sloppy head kick
and Hart counters with a series of strikes. Kunnas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bernie Hart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kunnas misses with a low kick.
Hart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kunnas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hart bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kunnas's head backwards.
Kunnas misses with a leg kick
and Hart counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hart misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kunnas throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily.
Hart connects with an inside leg kick.
Kunnas wants to land a leg kick but Hart is out of range.
Hart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kunnas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hart counters with a leg kick.
Hart thumps Kunnas with a low kick.
Hart throws a low kick but Kunnas avoids it.
Kunnas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hart.
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!
Hart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kunnas. That did some damage!
Kunnas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hart throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hart, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Kunnas moves out of range of the body kick.
Kunnas tries to clinch but Hart moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hart scores with a body shot.
Hart checks a leg kick.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Hart.
Hart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunnas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hart.
Hart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kunnass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
An inside leg kick lands from Hart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bernie Hart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kunnas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hart lands a jab to the nose.
Hart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kunnas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kunnas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Kunnas misses
and Hart counters with a solid body kick.
Hart is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kunnas rather than just go for the knockout.
Hart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hart scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Hart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hart feints and then cracks Kunnas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kunnas down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kunnas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart lands a leg kick that knocks Kunnas off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Hart slams his shin into Kunnas's torso.
Hart tries to land a front kick but Kunnas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kunnas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hart has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hart works Kunnas's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hart.
Hart connects with a crisp jab.
Hart scores with a leg kick.
Hart jabs Kunnas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kunnas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hart can pounce on him.
Hart thows a body kick. Kunnas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart connects with a body shot that sends Kunnas's belly button to the back.
Hart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hart pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kunnas is out of range and Hart settles back down.
Hart throws a front kick that sends Kunnas stumbling back into the ropes.
Hart is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hart lands a leg kick that knocks Kunnas off balance momentarily.
Hart lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hart throws a leg kick which misses Kunnas's front leg but catches the back leg as Kunnas tries to avoid it.
Hart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hart tries to land a front kick but Kunnas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart thuds his shin into the meat of Kunnas's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hart.
Hart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kunnas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Hart really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernie Hart's cut.
That's time! Kunnas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hart cracks the inside of Kunnas's front leg.
Hart scores with a leg kick.
Hart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hart throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Hart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kunnas throws a leg kick that misses.
Hart thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kunnas if he has to take too many more of those.
Hart lands a front kick.
Kunnas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hart lands a front kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kunnas avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hart lands a jab to Kunnas's midsection.
Kunnas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kunnas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hart looks to throw a body kick
and Kunnas counters with a nice uppercut.
Hart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hart connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart digs a good body shot into Kunnas's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hart.
Hart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hart feints and then cracks Kunnas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kunnas down.
Hart feints and then cracks Kunnas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kunnas down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kunnas is out of range.
Hart lands a jab to the nose.
Hart scores with a jab. Kunnas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kunnas throws a lazy uppercut
and Hart counters with a body kick.
Hart lands a right hook to the body.
Hart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hart thumps Kunnas with a low kick.
Hart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hart scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunnas avoids a kick to the body.
Kunnas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kunnas will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Hart dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bernie Hart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hart thumps Kunnas with a low kick.
Kunnas throws a hook but Hart blocks it.
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kunnas was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
Kunnas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kunnas throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.
Hart misses with a body kick.
Kunnas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kunnas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hart tries to work over Kunnas's front leg with a kick but Kunnas checks it.
Kunnas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hart counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunnas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kunnas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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.
Kunnas misses with a leg kick
and Hart makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Kunnas misses
and Hart counters with a leg kick.
Kunnas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hart can pounce on him.
Hart throws a body punch but Kunnas moves out of range.
Hart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hart.
Hart scores with a nice strike.
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!
Kunnas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for Hart.
Kunnas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kunnas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hart fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kunnas checks it well.
Kunnas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hart's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily.
Kunnas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kunnas thows a leg kick but Hart checks it
and Hart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kunnas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hart is out of range.
Hart lands with a shot to the body.
Kunnas moves out of range of the body kick.
Hart slips under a jab.
Kunnas looks to land a body kick but Hart moved away.
Hart scoring well with a low kick there.
Hart fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kunnas checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunnas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kunnas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mauri Kunnas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hart is looking to land body kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernie Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 43:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 44:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernie Hart!
A very excited looking Bernie Hart made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shitty Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Versus The World (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The World comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The lost vikings 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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300 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shitty Bill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Versus The World!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The World swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Bill.
The World closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Versus The World has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Bill scores with a nice short uppercut.
The World creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The World blocks a body shot from Bill.
The World misses with an elbow strike.
I was talking to Bill's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The World scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The World throws an elbow but it misses.
Bill scores with a shoulder strike.
Bill misses with a short punch on the inside.
The World lands with a short shot to the head.
Bill tries a body shot but The World blocks it.
Bill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bill trying to land knees to the body.
Bill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The World pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The World lands an elbow inside.
Bill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The World blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The World blocks an uppercut.
Bill is trying to break the clinch but The World has him pressed against the ropes.
The World pushes off an throws an elbow but Bill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The World blocking some punches.
Bill throws a head punch that misses.
Bill managing to block the knees to the body from The World.
Bill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The World avoids the head kick by Bill.
Nice defenses there by The World.
Bill tries a head kick but it misses.
The World fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bill throws a sloppy head kick
and The World counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bill throws a combination that misses
and The World counters with a nice body kick.
Bill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for The World.
The World throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from The World.
The World swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bill scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bill tries a low kick but The World avoids it.
Bill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bill scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bill misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from The World misses.
Bill walks forward, straight into a front kick from The World.
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 Shitty Bill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Versus The World's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The World looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The World moves away from the strike by Bill.
Jab by Bill.
The World throws a head kick that misses
and Bill counters with a nice leg kick.
Bill throws a nice looking combination but The World bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bill's corner calls for a 1-2. Bill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shitty Bill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bill throws a quick inside leg kick.
The World looks to land a body kick but Bill moved away.
Bill looks to land a body kick but The World moved away.
Bill lands a nice looking kick to the body. The World takes a step back to recover.
Bill misses with a looping right.
The World throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill misses with the combination.
Bill throws a head kick that misses.
The World doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The World throws a head kick that misses.
Shitty Bill is winning the standup battle so far.
Bill tries a head kick but it misses.
The World keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bill tries a head kick but it misses.
Bill misses with a head kick.
Bill scores with the left hand. The World knows he should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Versus The World's cut even more.
The World walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bill checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The World throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bill on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The World throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The World misses with an uppercut.
The World fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bill.
Bill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The World digs a good hook to Bill's body.
The World throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The World throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The World swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The World.
Bill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The World.
A head kick misses from Bill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shitty Bill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Versus The World's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
The World throws a head kick but Bill moves out of range.
The World throws a hook but Bill blocks it.
Bill defending well as The World loads up on a big left hand.
Bill throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bill misses with a head kick.
Bill throws a low kick, looking for The World's leg but The World calmly moves out of range.
Bill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The World sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The World avoids the head kick by Bill.
Bill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bill walks forward, straight into a front kick from The World.
The World moves forwards but Bill connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The World is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The World chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill throws a head kick but The World moves out of range.
The World connects with a body shot.
The World lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The World uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bill.
The World misses with a body kick.
Bill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bill throws a head kick that misses.
The World looks to score with a jab to the body but Bill is just out of range.
Good shot there by The World.
The World tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The World is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bill rather than just go for the knockout.
Bill scores with a jab. The World acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bill avoids the head kick by The World.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill is looking to chop away at The World's legs.
Bill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bill throws a nice head kick!
Bill looks to land a combination but The World avoids it well.
Bill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The World.
The World avoids the head kick by Bill.
The World with a hook.
The World pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bill is out of range and The World settles back down.
Bill jabs The World to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bill swinging wildly here.
A chopping leg kick lands by The World.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Shitty Bill did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Versus The World'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.
A jab from Bill misses.
Bill connects with a single shot there.
The World looks for the body kick but Bill saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bill lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bill.
The World connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bill momentarily.
A head kick by Bill misses
and The World makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bill misses with a body shot.
Bill dodges the punch combination from The World.
Bill fails to land with a series of punches.
Bill blocks the body kick.
Bill misses with a head 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!
The World clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The World lands a nice knee to the body.
Bill takes an elbow to the forehead.
The World lands a hook that snaps the head of Bill backwards.
The World working Bill over with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The World trying to land knees to the body.
The World creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bill avoids the elbow strike from The World, against the ropes.
The World lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The World looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The World is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bill is defending well for now.
Versus The World seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The World lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bill takes an elbow to the temple.
Bill takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The World unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bill misses with a hook from the clinch.
The World lands a damaging elbow.
Bill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The World pushes off an throws an elbow but Bill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The World missing with knees to the body.
Bill tries to work over The World's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The cut above Versus The World's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bill is trying to force a seperation but The World has the dominant position.
The World prevents Bill from breaking the clinch.
Bill working aggressively here.
The World misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, The World throws an elbow but misses.
The World prevents Bill from breaking the clinch.
Bill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, The World just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bill's brow.
The World lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bill blocks an elbow strike.
Bill dodges an elbow strike from The World.
Bill has a couple of punches blocked by The World.
Bill scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Versus The World dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Versus The World's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The World tries to clinch but Bill is having none of it.
Bill needs to keep his hands up - The World had a free shot at his head there.
Bill swings for the body but The World moves out of range.
The World takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bill throws a leg kick but The World sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bill throws a poor cross that misses
and The World counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bill misses with a looping left.
Bill blocks a jab.
Bill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bill moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The World throws a nice outside leg kick.
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.
The World is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The World lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bill misses with a low kick.
Bill throws a lazy uppercut
and The World counters with a good low kick that Bill was not able to check.
A jab from The World finds it's way through Bill's defenses.
The World takes a kick to the side of the head.
The World lands with a kick to the temple. Bill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The World has closed the distance and engaged Bill in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The World backwards.
Versus The World's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The World creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The World misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Bill fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The World trying to land knees to the body.
Bill tries to break free but The World pushes him back against the ropes.
Bill avoiding damage as The World throws knees to the body.
The World blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, The World throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Bill.
The World avoiding damage as Bill throws knees to the body.
Bill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Versus The World's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shitty Bill!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Shitty Bill waved his t-shirt featuring VIRAL COMBAT's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Niccoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DEAD MAN'S GUN. Giovanni Niccoli has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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257 lbs
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245 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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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
47 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giovanni Niccoli!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch but Niccoli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marciano has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Marciano has managed to clinch.
Niccoli managing to block the knees to the body from Marciano.
Niccoli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Niccoli prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Niccoli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Niccoli controlling the action here for a moment.
Niccoli scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Niccoli fails to land.
Niccoli throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Niccoli avoiding damage as Marciano throws knees to the body.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Niccoli avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marciano.
It looks like Giovanni Niccoli has been cut.
Marciano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Niccoli blocks a body shot from Marciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Niccoli pushes off an throws an elbow but Marciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niccoli.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Niccoli avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the ropes.
Niccoli scores with a hook to the body.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niccoli is defending well for now.
Marciano connects with a knee to the head.
Niccoli takes a shot to the head.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Niccoli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Niccoli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Marciano.
A short left from Niccoli.
Niccoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Niccoli on the inside.
Niccoli trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Marciano throws an elbow but misses.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but Niccoli blocks it.
Niccoli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Niccoli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niccoli prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Niccoli scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano.
Marciano tries a body shot but Niccoli blocks it.
Niccoli trying to control the position but instead, Marciano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niccoli into the ropes.
Niccoli struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Niccoli as Marciano tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giovanni Niccoli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Niccoli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch but Niccoli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niccoli throws a hook but Marciano avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marciano 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 Niccoli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Niccoli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marciano looks for the body kick but Niccoli saw that one coming.
Don Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niccoli misses with a right hand
and Marciano moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niccoli.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano blocking some punches.
Niccoli stalling.
Niccoli tries to stall but Marciano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Marciano - that landed with a thud.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano tries a body shot but Niccoli blocks it.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Niccoli controls the action.
Niccoli blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Niccoli controls his hands.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niccoli's elbow.
Don Marciano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Niccoli backwards.
Marciano misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Niccoli throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Niccoli.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niccoli is defending well for now.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marciano working aggressively here.
Niccoli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marciano lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Marciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli stalling in the clinch but Marciano improves position.
Marciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Niccoli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Niccoli tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Niccoli avoiding damage as Marciano throws knees to the body.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano lands a left hand.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Niccoli controls the action.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niccoli is defending well for now.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but Niccoli blocks it.
Niccoli trying to control the position but instead, Marciano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niccoli into the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Niccoli.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niccoli.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niccoli is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Marciano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Niccoli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marciano works the jab nicely.
Niccoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marciano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Niccoli under the eye.
Niccoli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marciano's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Marciano tenderised Niccoli's leg. Niccoli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Niccoli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marciano is out of range.
A lazy left from Marciano finds it's target.
Niccoli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Marciano.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses
and Niccoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marciano cracks Niccoli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Niccoli slips a jab from Marciano.
Marciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marciano misses with an uppercut
and Niccoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Marciano.
Marciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marciano thows a body kick. Niccoli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marciano swings for the body but Niccoli moves out of range.
Niccoli connects with a nice looking jab.
Marciano lands with an overhand left.
That has opened up Giovanni Niccoli's cut even more.
Marciano lands with a slapping head kick.
Niccoli is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niccoli misses with a leg kick
and Marciano counters with a left to the body.
Niccoli is still on wobbly legs! Can Marciano finish him?
Niccoli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marciano cracks Niccoli with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Niccoli is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Niccoli is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Niccoli could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Don Marciano!
Don Marciano made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '"Garson DeBramalo - get your ass back in this ring with me. Winner gets a title shot. I've got a million says I kick your ass."'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laborina Lim comes to the ring accompanied by Hong Entrance Song. Green comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Miracle - We Ain't Scared kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Green!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laborina Lim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Laborina Lim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mandirigmang Pilipino in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
Green cracks Laborina Lim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laborina Lim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green moves out of range of the leg kick from Laborina Lim.
Jab from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim cracks a nice hook into Green's ribs.
Laborina Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Green checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laborina Lim with a hook.
Laborina Lim throws a good cross that connects.
Green fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laborina Lim checks it well.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laborina Lim, as that shot connected.
Green is rocked!
Laborina Lim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Green is still on wobbly legs! Can Laborina Lim finish him?
Green walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Laborina Lim! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Laborina Lim!
Antonio Laborina Lim retains his welterweight title!
Antonio Laborina Lim tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master's entrance music is Shaolin Monastic chanting. A fine choice. 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, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu Master!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Master.
Xiaolong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Master dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xiaolong. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Master.
Xiaolong scores with a spinning back kick!
Xiaolong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Master's sensitive parts.
Master fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xiaolong is out of range.
Xiaolong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Xiaolong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Master wants to clinch up but Xiaolong keeps it at a distance.
Xiaolong 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.
Xiaolong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Master checks a leg kick nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Xiaolong.
It looks like Kung Fu Master has been cut.
Master lands with a straight right. Xiaolong didn't see that one coming.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xiaolong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaolong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Master has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Master on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xiaolong. Xiaolong obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Master.
Master misses the jab.
Xiaolong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Xiaolong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Master rushes Xiaolong and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Master pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Xiaolong lands with a right to the head.
Master looking to stall.
Master tries to land knees in the clinch but Xiaolong avoids the damage to the body.
Master is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xiaolong is defending well for now.
Master on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Master takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Master.
Xiaolong lands an elbow just above Master 's eye.
Master is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xiaolong is defending well for now.
Xiaolong struggles to land a body shot inside as Master controls his hands.
Xiaolong presses Master against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Xiaolong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Xiaolong.
Master throws an elbow but it misses.
Xiaolong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Master lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xiaolong or not.
Master effectively controlling the action here.
Xiaolong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Master up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Master.
Xiaolong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Xiaolong misses with a punch to the body.
Master scores with a knee to the head.
Xiaolong lands a right hand.
Master is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Master fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Xiaolong lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Xiaolong as Master tries to tie him up.
Master misses with a punch on the inside.
Master lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xiaolong backwards.
Xiaolong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Master throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaolong.
Master throws a head punch that misses.
Master lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good body shot from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xiaolong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masters head.
Master misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaolong breaks from the clinch.
Master instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Master.
It looks like Li Xiaolong has been cut.
Xiaolong crunches a lovely knee into Master's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Master lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaolong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Master missing with knees to the body.
Master blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xiaolong breaks from the clinch.
Master keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Master misses with a head kick.
Master on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xiaolong. Xiaolong obviously looking to wear him down.
Xiaolong slips a straight right by Master.
A slow jab from Xiaolong misses its intended target.
Master drops his hands momentarily and Xiaolong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xiaolong connects with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xiaolong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaolong. Master does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xiaolong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiaolong dips to his left and cracks Master with an uppercut!
Master swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Master shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaolong was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
Master blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Xiaolong misses its intended target.
A combination from Xiaolong does no damage.
Xiaolong misses with a two punch combination.
Xiaolong misses with a wild body shot.
Master jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Master fails with an attempt to clinch.
Master swings widly with a right hand
and Xiaolong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Master checks a leg kick.
Master scores with a kick to the midsection.
Master swings for the body but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Master takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Master throws a leg kick
and Xiaolong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Xiaolong scores with a hook to the body. Master takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Xiaolong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Master holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Xiaolong misses with a punch to the body.
Master tries a body shot but Xiaolong blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master lands a nice elbow.
Master blocking some punches.
Master swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaolong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li Xiaolong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Master lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws an elbow but it misses.
Master lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaolong fails to land.
Master trying to control the position but instead, Xiaolong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Master into the ropes.
A short right from Xiaolong.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Xiaolong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Master's brow.
Xiaolong avoiding damage as Master throws knees to the body.
Master goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Master lands an elbow inside that Xiaolong shrugs off.
Master tries a knee to the head but Xiaolong blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaolong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Master tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xiaolong avoids it.
Xiaolong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Xiaolong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Xiaolong on the inside.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but Xiaolong blocks with his arms.
Master lands a left hand.
Master pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Master goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaolong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Master.
Xiaolong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Master backwards.
Xiaolong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xiaolong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xiaolong misses with some punches.
Xiaolong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xiaolong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Xiaolong as Master tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Master tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Master lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xiaolong backwards.
Master misses with a knee strike.
Xiaolong takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Master.
Xiaolong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Master.
Xiaolong blocking some punches.
Master tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaolong lands a body punch.
Xiaolong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Master fails to land.
Master fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaolong misses with an elbow strike.
Xiaolong tries a body shot but Master blocks it.
Master is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Xiaolong is keeping busy.
Master looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong tries a body shot but Master blocks 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!
Xiaolong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Master backwards.
Master lands a knee to the head.
Xiaolong scores a nice knee to the body.
Xiaolong avoiding damage as Master throws knees to the body.
Master looking to throw knees to the head but Xiaolong is blocking nicely.
Xiaolong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Master.
Xiaolong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Master.
Master missing with knees to the body.
Master tries to stall but Xiaolong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Master misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xiaolong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Master working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xiaolong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Xiaolong.
Master throws a head kick that misses.
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 Kung Fu Master will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Master's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xiaolong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Master.
Master misses with a straight right.
Master scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Xiaolong swings for the body but Master moves out of range.
Nice cross by Master.
An inside leg kick from Xiaolong misses.
Xiaolong checks a leg kick nicely.
Master is looking to clinch but Xiaolong is avoiding it.
Xiaolong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Master takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xiaolong throws a hook but Master blocks it.
Master tries to clinch but Xiaolong is having none of it.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Xiaolong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xiaolong tries to score with a low kick but Master moves his leg out of the way.
Xiaolong throws a hook but Master blocks it.
The fighters circling - Master throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but Master sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong is looking to clinch.
Li Xiaolong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xiaolong thuds his right hand into Master's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Li Xiaolong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Master.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick which misses Master's front leg but catches the back leg as Master tries to avoid it.
Master swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaolong.
Master is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Master uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Master throws a head kick but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Master takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xiaolong throws a body punch but Master moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Master. Xiaolong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaolong misses with a hook.
Xiaolong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Master takes one to the chin there.
Master waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaolong.
Xiaolong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaolong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xiaolong pushes Master away with a front kick.
Master walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Master throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaolong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaolong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Xiaolong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Master connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xiaolong scrambles back to his feet.
Xiaolong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Master is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Master throws a looping overhand right but Xiaolong ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Master.
Master takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Master looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Master clinches up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Xiaolong.
Master struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaolong controls his hands.
Master doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaolong pushes Master back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Master misses with the head strike.
Master's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Master wants to stall.
Xiaolong struggles to land a body shot inside as Master controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Master.
Xiaolong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Master's elbow.
Xiaolong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Master lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Master misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong avoiding damage as Master throws knees to the body.
Master trying to stall but Xiaolong improves his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Master.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Xiaolong.
Master putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Xiaolong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Xiaolong breaks the clinch.
Xiaolong moves out of range of the leg kick from Master.
Master takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Master steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiaolong.
Master lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xiaolong.
Master tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Xiaolong counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Xiaolong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Master takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Master throws a head kick that misses.
Xiaolong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Master was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong lands a nice hook to Master's body. Master takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaolong really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Master's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Master tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Xiaolong misses.
Master 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.
Master keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Master misses with a low kick.
Xiaolong scoring well with a low kick there.
Xiaolong is looking to slow Master down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Xiaolong.
Master ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaolong swats away the attempt to clinch by Master.
Xiaolong connects with a leg kick. Master looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xiaolong connects with an inside leg kick.
Xiaolong just misses with a punch to the body.
Master takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Master needs to keep his hands up - Xiaolong had a free shot at his head there.
Master is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master moves into range and clinches up with Xiaolong.
Xiaolong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Master throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xiaolong blocks it with crossed arms.
Master is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Xiaolong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Master lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Master is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Xiaolong is keeping busy.
Xiaolong digs a right hand underneath Master's ribcage. Master let out a lung full of air as it connected.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Xiaolong.
Kung Fu Master's cut is getting worse.
Xiaolong lands a nice elbow.
Xiaolong managing to block the knees to the body from Master.
Master tries to throw a body punch but Xiaolong avoids it by throwing Master back against the ropes.
Xiaolong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Master softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaolong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xiaolong lands an elbow inside.
Xiaolong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kung Fu Master's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Xiaolong manages to break the clinch.
Xiaolong thuds a left hand into Master's body.
Xiaolong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xiaolong.
Xiaolong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Master has taken the fight to the clinch.
Xiaolong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Master's elbow.
Master is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiaolong tries to break the clinch but Master is controlling the position.
Xiaolong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xiaolong obliges.
Xiaolong gets through Master's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Xiaolong lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Xiaolong throws an elbow but misses.
Xiaolong landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong taking a breather.
Xiaolong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Xiaolong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Master throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaolong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Master is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Master.
Xiaolong throws an elbow but it misses.
Xiaolong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiaolong is trying to stall.
Xiaolong is trying to break the clinch but Master has him pressed against the ropes.
Master trying to land knees to the body.
Xiaolong struggles to land a body shot inside as Master controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Master throws an elbow but misses.
Xiaolong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xiaolong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Master checks a low kick from Xiaolong.
Master tries a head kick but it misses.
Xiaolong darts in and clinches Master up against the ropes.
Master tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaolong's elbow.
Master throws a knee to the head but misses.
Master doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaolong throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Xiaolong prevents a body shot from Master.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Master lands with a short shot to the head.
Xiaolong manages to break the clinch.
Xiaolong tries to land a front kick but Master steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaolong dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Xiaolong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Master darts in and clinches Xiaolong up against the ropes.
Master taking a breather.
Xiaolong is trying to stall.
Master takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Master tries to clinch but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Good exchange - Xiaolong coming out on top.
Xiaolong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiaolong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Master doesn't seem bothered though.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiaolong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Master takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xiaolong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Master.
Master tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaolong tries to land a body kick
and Master connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Master misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong connects with a body shot.
Master lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Xiaolong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Master misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Master throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Xiaolong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Xiaolong.
Xiaolong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Xiaolong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Master misses with a body shot.
Xiaolong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xiaolong connects with a jab.
Master misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li Xiaolong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong swings for the body but Master moves out of range.
Master misses with a body punch
and Xiaolong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Master tries to clinch up but Xiaolong circles away and keeps his distance.
Master slips a jab from Xiaolong.
Master checks the leg kick.
Master misses with a hook.
Xiaolong moves out of range as Master strikes.
A big right from Master misses.
Xiaolong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Xiaolong moves out of range easily.
Xiaolong gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Master counters with a stiff right hand.
Master lands with an uppercut that bounces Xiaolong off the ropes and back into range.
Xiaolong throws out a leg kick but Master moves out of range and Xiaolong only half commits.
Xiaolong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Master misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Master. Xiaolong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kung Fu Master has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaolong.
Master misses with an uppercut.
Xiaolong connects with a body shot that sends Master's belly button to the back.
Master throws a hook but Xiaolong avoids it easily.
Master tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaolong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Master.
Nice shot by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong tries to clinch but Master is having none of it.
Xiaolong moves out of range of the leg kick from Master.
Master looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Xiaolong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Master.
Master misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Master takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Xiaolong!
Xiaolong blocks a jab.
Crunch! Master slams his shin into Xiaolong's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Master tries to clinch but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Xiaolong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Master at a distance.
Xiaolong throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Master scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong blocks a head kick by Master.
Xiaolong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Master paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Master rushes Xiaolong and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Master struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaolong controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Master fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiaolong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Master tries to land knees in the clinch but Xiaolong avoids the damage to the body.
Xiaolong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Master is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Li Xiaolong.
Well Xiaolong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaolong!
Li Xiaolong is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Li Xiaolong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Kung Fu Master had this to say: 'There's no way I lost fair, He must have cheated! I am unbeatable! '.
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