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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Apollo Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Takamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Layne Fields!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields scores with a head kick.
Takamura circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fields closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fields misses with a punch to the body.
Fields's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Takamura is trying to push Fields away but Fields has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fields trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Takamura's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Takamura breaks from the clinch.
Takamura scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Layne Fields has been cut.
Fields throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fields fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fields misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Takamura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fields tries to clinch up
and Takamura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fields clinches up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fields.
Fields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takamura's efforts to push away.
Takamura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fields pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fields instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Fields.
Takamura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fields stalls.
Takamura is trying to push Fields away but Fields has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields keeps control of Takamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takamura avoids the elbow strike from Fields, against the ropes.
Takamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Fields blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fields lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takamura avoiding damage as Fields throws knees to the body.
Takamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takamura has a couple of punches blocked by Fields.
Fields misses with a body punch.
Fields misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fields missing with knees to the body.
Takamura is trying to break the clinch but Fields is controlling him.
Fields tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fields tries to work over Takamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layne Fields dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Layne Fields's cut.
That's time! Takamura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Fields.
Takamura moves out of range of the leg kick from Fields.
Takamura jabs at Fields's body.
Fields throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Takamura counter with a right hand.
Takamura misses with an uppercut. Fields saw that one coming.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch but Takamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fields tries to clinch
and Takamura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Takamura checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Takamura. That snapped Fields's head back.
A slow jab from Takamura misses its intended target.
The crowd cheers as Takamura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fields doesn't seem phased though.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Takamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takamura avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fields checks a leg kick.
Fields clinches up against the ropes.
Takamura breaks the clinch.
Fields darts in and clinches Takamura up against the ropes.
Fields working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fields is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Takamura working hard to break the clinch.
Fields using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fields escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fields throws a lazy head kick
and Takamura counters with a good low kick that Fields was not able to check.
Fields misses with a hook
letting Takamura counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fields on the side of the head.
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!
Takamura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Fields there.
Fields closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takamura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fields misses with a hook. Takamura ducked under it nicely.
Fields fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fields swings for the body but Takamura moves out of range.
Takamura scores with a head kick.
Fields throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takamura counters with a nice uppercut.
Fields is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Takamura dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Layne Fields's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takamura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takamura cracks Fields with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fields moves out of range as Takamura throws a body kick.
Takamura takes a swing at Fields's ribcage but misses.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch but Takamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takamura misses with a body shot
and Fields counters by clinching up.
Fields is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takamura is defending well for now.
Takamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takamura blocks an uppercut.
Fields throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takamura stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fields throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura scores with a shot to the side of Fields's head.
Layne Fields seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Takamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takamura is trying to break free.
Fields displaying some good clinch control by pressing Takamura up against the ropes.
Fields trying to land knees to the body.
Takamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fields softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Takamura wants to stall.
Takamura tries to break the clinch but Fields is controlling the position.
Fields tries to land knees in the clinch but Takamura avoids the damage to the body.
Takamura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Takamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fields.
Takamura is rocked!
Fields stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh Takamura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fields is leaning against Takamura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fields.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fields creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Takamura off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Takamura is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Fields is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Layne Fields!
Layne Fields really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas has chosen Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legionarius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rojas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rojas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rojas lands a jab to the nose.
Legionarius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rojas's head backwards.
Rojas connects with the punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Legionarius finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Rojas throws the left hand but Legionarius avoids the punch easily.
Rojas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Legionarius throws out a head kick that Rojas doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Rojas crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Rojas's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rojas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rojas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legionarius.
Legionarius tries to clinch there but Rojas circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojas. Legionarius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rojas scores with a jab. Legionarius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Legionarius.
Legionarius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rojas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius keeps the fight on the outside.
Legionarius lands a jab to the nose.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Legionarius moves away.
Legionarius throws a looping overhand right but Rojas ducks down to avoid it.
Rojas moves into the clinch.
Legionarius tries to stall but Rojas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Legionarius scores with a shot to the side of Rojas's head.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rojas digs a good body shot into Legionarius's ribs.
Legionarius wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Rojas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Legionarius doesn't seem phased though.
Rojas clinches up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Legionarius as Rojas tries to tie him up.
Legionarius lands with a left to the head.
Rojas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legionarius tries to work over Rojas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rojas.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas tries to work over Legionarius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Legionarius.
Legionarius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Legionarius struggles to land a body shot inside as Rojas controls his hands.
Legionarius manages to break the clinch.
Legionarius wants to clinch but Rojas slips to the side
and Rojas counters with a head kick.
Rojas walks into a straight right hand from Legionarius.
Legionarius throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range.
Legionarius tries to clinch but Rojas moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Legionarius.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legionarius misses with a head kick.
Rojas throws a leg kick that misses.
Rojas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Legionarius swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Legionarius should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Legionarius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Legionarius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rojas moves out of range as Legionarius strikes.
Rojas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Legionarius. That did some damage!
Legionarius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rojas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Rojas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Legionarius ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Alessio Legionarius is winning the standup battle so far.
Legionarius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rojas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Legionarius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Legionarius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Legionarius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Legionarius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legionarius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rojas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legionarius.
Rojas tries to clinch up but Legionarius circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Rojas.
Rojas connects with a crisp jab.
Legionarius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Legionarius throws a front kick aimed at Rojas's knee but Rojas avoids it well.
Rojas missing with a left hand there. Legionarius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick from Rojas lands but Legionarius takes it in his stride.
Legionarius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Legionarius looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legionarius throws a head kick but Rojas moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Legionarius.
Legionarius motions for Rojas to come forward. Legionarius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Legionarius wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Legionarius misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Rojas.
Legionarius misses the shot to the body.
Rojas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Legionarius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rojas throws a lazy uppercut
and Legionarius counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Legionarius.
Legionarius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legionarius misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Legionarius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Legionarius is leaning against Rojas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rojas scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arturo Rojas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rojas throws a leg kick but Legionarius moved away.
Legionarius takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Legionarius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojas.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legionarius manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Legionarius.
Legionarius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rojas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legionarius.
Legionarius keeps the fight on the outside.
Rojas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Legionarius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Rojas misses.
That kick from Legionarius tenderised Rojas's leg. Rojas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Legionarius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Legionarius is looking to clinch.
Legionarius tries to clinch there but Rojas circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas throws a combination. Legionarius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Legionarius drives through and clinches with Rojas against the ropes.
Rojas misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas tries to break free but Legionarius pushes him back against the ropes.
Legionarius throws a punch but it's blocked by Rojas.
Legionarius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rojas has him pressed against the ropes.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rojas blocks a body shot from Legionarius.
Rojas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Legionarius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Legionarius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alessio Legionarius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rojas tries to throw a body punch but Legionarius avoids it by throwing Rojas back against the ropes.
Rojas works on Legionarius's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legionarius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas is working Legionarius over against the ropes.
Rojas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Legionarius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas blocks a body shot from Legionarius.
Legionarius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rojas.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Legionarius controls his hands.
Legionarius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rojas is leaning against Legionarius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rojas tries to work over Legionarius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legionarius blocks an uppercut.
Legionarius tries a body shot but Rojas blocks it.
Rojas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legionarius's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojas pushes Legionarius back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Rojas misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rojas tries a body shot but Legionarius blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Arturo Rojas just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Legionarius scores with a head kick. Rojas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rojas has managed to clinch.
Legionarius tries to work over Rojas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Legionarius.
Legionarius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rojas lands with a right to the head.
Rojas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legionarius's elbow.
Legionarius is working Rojas over against the ropes.
Legionarius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Legionarius.
A right hook to the body lands for Legionarius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas lands a left hand.
Rojas is trying to break the clinch but Legionarius is controlling him.
Rojas stalling in the clinch but Legionarius improves position.
Rojas can't find room to land a body shot as Legionarius controls the action.
Rojas tries to throw a body punch but Legionarius avoids it by throwing Rojas back against the ropes.
Legionarius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas gets through Legionarius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rojas digs a right hand into Legionarius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Legionarius's gas tank.
Rojas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Legionarius bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rojas missing with a left hand there. Legionarius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Legionarius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rojas under the eye.
Rojas scores with a jab to the head.
Rojas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rojas darts in and clinches Legionarius up against the ropes.
Legionarius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rojas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legionarius struggles to land a body shot inside as Rojas controls his hands.
Legionarius lands with a right to the head.
Rojas stalling the fight.
Legionarius blocks a body shot from Rojas.
Rojas is working Legionarius over against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius lands a nice uppercut.
Rojas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legionarius's elbow.
Legionarius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Legionarius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rojas's elbow.
Legionarius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rojas lands with a light punch inside.
Rojas wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Legionarius.
Legionarius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Legionarius blocks an uppercut.
Rojas blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rojas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rojas misses with some punches.
Rojas tries to work over Legionarius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alessio Legionarius will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rojas has managed to clinch.
Rojas tries a body shot but Legionarius blocks it.
Legionarius prevents a body shot from Rojas.
Legionarius misses with the head strike.
Rojas scores with a hook to the body.
Rojas pushes Legionarius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Legionarius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Legionarius blocks a body shot from Rojas.
Rojas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rojas pushes Legionarius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legionarius looking to slow down the pace here.
Rojas prevents a body shot from Legionarius.
Rojas prevents a body shot from Legionarius.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legionarius struggles to land a body shot inside as Rojas controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius struggles to land a body shot inside as Rojas controls his hands.
Legionarius lands with a right to the head.
Legionarius takes a shot to the head.
Rojas misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rojas pushes Legionarius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Legionarius tries to throw a body punch but Rojas avoids it by throwing Legionarius back against the ropes.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Legionarius controls his hands.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legionarius.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
Legionarius pushes Rojas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rojas prevents a body shot from Legionarius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius swings wildly with an uppercut but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Rojas.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Legionarius controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas tries to throw a body punch but Legionarius avoids it by throwing Rojas back against the ropes.
Rojas is struggling to control the position.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rojas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Legionarius misses with a punch to the body.
Legionarius prevents a body shot from Rojas.
Legionarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legionarius prevents a body shot from Rojas.
Rojas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rojas tries a body shot but Legionarius blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Rojas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rojas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alessio Legionarius!
Alessio Legionarius thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Arturo Rojas was interviewed post fight and said 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rex Tyrannosaurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oakley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrannosaurus comes to the ring accompanied by MacArthurPark. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Tyrannosaurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Oakley!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oakley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyrannosaurus throws a front kick aimed at Oakley's knee but Oakley avoids it well.
Tyrannosaurus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tyrannosaurus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tyrannosaurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oakley throws out the jab.
Oakley takes one on the button.
It looks like Dennis Oakley has been cut.
Tyrannosaurus throws a low kick but Oakley moves out of range easily.
Tyrannosaurus tries a low kick but Oakley avoids it.
Oakley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Oakley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tyrannosaurus - the referee stops the clock and Oakley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tyrannosaurus. Oakley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good shot there by Tyrannosaurus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oakley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrannosaurus.
Oakley blocks the body kick.
Tyrannosaurus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oakley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrannosaurus cracks the inside of Oakley's front leg.
Oakley ducks under a wild hook from Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oakley.
Oakley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oakley.
Oakley moves out of range of the strikes.
Rex Tyrannosaurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrannosaurus connects with a nice looking jab.
Tyrannosaurus keeps Oakley at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrannosaurus throws a lazy uppercut
and Oakley counters by clinching up.
Tyrannosaurus tries to break the clinch but Oakley is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Oakley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tyrannosaurus's brow.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrannosaurus managing to block the knees to the body from Oakley.
Oakley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tyrannosaurus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a punch to the body.
Oakley is trying to stall.
Oakley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Rex Tyrannosaurus has been cut.
Oakley lands an elbow that stopped Tyrannosaurus in his tracks for a moment.
Oakley landing knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tyrannosaurus throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oakley is looking to control Tyrannosaurus's arms but Tyrannosaurus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oakley has his back to the ropes.
Oakley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyrannosaurus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oakley.
Oakley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tyrannosaurus dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Tyrannosaurus. Those never looked like landing.
Tyrannosaurus throws a jab but it's blocked by Oakley.
A clash of legs there as Oakley blocks the low kick.
Oakley tries to clinch up but Tyrannosaurus circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a low kick as Oakley jumps back.
Tyrannosaurus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a leg kick
letting Oakley counter with a right hand.
Oakley rushes Tyrannosaurus and presses him up against the ropes.
Tyrannosaurus blocks a body shot from Oakley.
A short uppercut from Oakley.
Tyrannosaurus throws a head punch that misses.
Tyrannosaurus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oakley is defending well for now.
Tyrannosaurus avoids the elbow strike from Oakley, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Tyrannosaurus scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oakley is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Tyrannosaurus has denied him.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oakley missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dennis Oakley.
Oakley tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tyrannosaurus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oakley misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Tyrannosaurus.
Oakley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyrannosaurus throws a head kick but Oakley moves out of range.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a two punch combination.
Oakley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tyrannosaurus. Tyrannosaurus obviously looking to wear him down.
Oakley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyrannosaurus lands with a straight right. Oakley didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyrannosaurus misses with a body shot.
Oakley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rex Tyrannosaurus is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyrannosaurus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyrannosaurus throws a looping overhand right but Oakley ducks down to avoid it.
Oakley tries to clinch but Tyrannosaurus moves away
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a low kick, right behind Oakley 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dennis Oakley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Oakley tries to clinch but Tyrannosaurus moves away
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot by Tyrannosaurus.
Oakley throws a lazy head kick
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a right hand to the body.
Oakley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyrannosaurus doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyrannosaurus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyrannosaurus connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tyrannosaurus. Oakley shrugs it off though.
Tyrannosaurus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oakley throws a hook but Tyrannosaurus avoids it easily.
Oakley walks into a stiff left hand from Tyrannosaurus.
Oakley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oakley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyrannosaurus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oakley.
Tyrannosaurus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Dennis Oakley's cut even more.
Oakley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Tyrannosaurus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oakley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oakley moves forwards but Tyrannosaurus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tyrannosaurus throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrannosaurus throws a sloppy head kick and Oakley moves out of range easily.
Tyrannosaurus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oakley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyrannosaurus.
Oakley closes the distance but Tyrannosaurus moves to the side
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrannosaurus lands a nice looking body kick.
Tyrannosaurus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyrannosaurus throws a hook but Oakley avoids it easily.
Tyrannosaurus moves out of range of the body kick from Oakley.
Tyrannosaurus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus throws a good cross that connects.
Tyrannosaurus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The cut above Dennis Oakley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tyrannosaurus lands a jab.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oakley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oakley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tyrannosaurus clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tyrannosaurus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrannosaurus misses the target.
Tyrannosaurus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a leg kick.
Oakley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyrannosaurus throws a low kick but Oakley avoids it.
Tyrannosaurus darts in and clinches Oakley up against the ropes.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrannosaurus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tyrannosaurus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oakley is defending well for now.
Tyrannosaurus misses with an elbow over the top.
Tyrannosaurus takes an elbow to the temple.
Tyrannosaurus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oakley stalling in the clinch but Tyrannosaurus improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oakley blocks an uppercut.
Oakley looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyrannosaurus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oakley is able to avoid easily.
Oakley walks into a straight right hand from Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus throws a front kick that sends Oakley stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakley throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrannosaurus's shoulder, as Tyrannosaurus tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrannosaurus loads up on a big right hand but Oakley slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oakley throws a wild body kick that Tyrannosaurus sees coming a mile off.
Tyrannosaurus lands a nice looking body kick.
Oakley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oakley doesn't seem bothered though.
Oakley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Oakley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrannosaurus.
A jab lands there for Tyrannosaurus.
Dennis Oakley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyrannosaurus.
Oakley slips a jab and a cross from Tyrannosaurus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Tyrannosaurus.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dennis Oakley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rex Tyrannosaurus!
After winning the bout, Rex Tyrannosaurus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gage Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John MacMillen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gage Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John MacMillen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacMillen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bashor tries to score with a low kick but MacMillen moves his leg out of the way.
MacMillen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bashor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacMillen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the head but MacMillen blocks with his arms.
Bashor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bashor looking to throw knees to the head but MacMillen is blocking nicely.
Bashor misses with an elbow strike.
MacMillen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bashor 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.
MacMillen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bashor backwards.
Bashor misses with a knee to the head.
Bashor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bashor misses with a knee to the head.
MacMillen misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bashor throws an elbow but misses.
Bashor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bashor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bashor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bashor misses with a knee strike.
A short right from MacMillen.
A nice left hand lands by MacMillen.
MacMillen misses with a knee strike.
Bashor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacMillen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from MacMillen.
Bashor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MacMillen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bashor lands an elbow inside.
Bashor misses with a knee strike.
Bashor tries a knee to the head but MacMillen blocks it.
MacMillen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
MacMillen looking to throw knees to the head but Bashor is blocking nicely.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MacMillen lands with a right to the head.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the head but MacMillen blocks with his arms.
MacMillen tries a body shot but Bashor blocks it.
Bashor tries a knee to the head but MacMillen blocks it.
MacMillen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bashor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacMillen lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacMillen misses with a straight right.
Bashor moves in looking to clinch but MacMillen pushes him off.
MacMillen circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacMillen throws a good cross that connects.
MacMillen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bashor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
MacMillen keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by MacMillen.
Bashor is rocked!
MacMillen plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Bashor to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Bashor just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John MacMillen!
A less than humble John MacMillen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch! chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferrari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ferrari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bitch!.
Ferrari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses.
Ferrari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ferrari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been told by Ferrari's head coaches at Elite MMA Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ferrari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bitch!. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrari looks to land a right hand but Bitch! moved out of range.
Bitch! uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferrari.
Crunch! Ferrari slams his shin into Bitch!'s torso.
Ferrari looks low and kicks high, catching Bitch! 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!
Bitch! is rocked!
Ferrari connects with a quick right hand that sends Bitch! tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mario Ferrari!
Mario Ferrari decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Luka Modric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi has chosen Joker's Wild as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Modric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominick Rivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldi closes the distance and clinches.
Modric is trying to push Rivaldi away but Rivaldi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rivaldi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Modric backwards.
Modric lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivaldi lands a body punch.
Modric breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Rivaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivaldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivaldi scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Modric misses with a wild combination.
Rivaldi works the jab nicely.
Rivaldi misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Modric. Rivaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Modric takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivaldi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Modric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivaldi throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi moves out of range of the body kick from Modric.
Modric swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rivaldi.
Modric looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rivaldi thows a leg kick but Modric checks it
and Modric counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rivaldi feints and then cracks Modric's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Modric down.
Rivaldi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Modric shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rivaldi tries to clinch up.
Modric on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivaldi. Rivaldi obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivaldi throws a body kick that misses
and Modric counters with a nice body shot.
Modric throws a series of punches but Rivaldi avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivaldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivaldi 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.
Modric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Modric throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivaldi counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Modric moves out of range of the body kick.
Modric slips a jab from Rivaldi.
Modric has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivaldi.
Modric goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Modric looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Modric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivaldi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rivaldi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Modric dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivaldi. That did some damage!
Rivaldi lands a head kick!
Modric misses with a head kick.
Modric throws a push kick but Rivaldi slaps the foot to one side.
Rivaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Modric manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and as Rivaldi resets, Modric pounces with a savage head kick that drops Rivaldi to the mat! Rivaldi looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivaldi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Rivaldi is predictable there
and Modric counters with a nice body shot.
Modric dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivaldi. That did some damage!
Modric throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivaldi ducks into a a hook from Modric and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Rivaldi is rocked!
Modric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivaldi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rivaldi lands a head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Modric.
Modric throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Modric throws a switch kick that catches Rivaldi on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Rivaldi looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Rivaldi flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Luka Modric!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap's entrance music is Beach Party Vietnam. A fine choice. Robinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lost In Space kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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169 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Robinson misses its intended target.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robinson closes the distance and pushes Giap back into the ropes.
Giap misses with some punches.
Giap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Giaps head.
Robinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Giap leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Giap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Giap blocks with his arms.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robinson missing with knees to the body.
Robinson working hard to break the clinch.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Giap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giap throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Giap lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Giap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giap's elbow.
Giap blocks an elbow strike from Robinson.
Giap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Giap misses with a punch on the inside.
Giap working aggressively here.
Giap is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robinson is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Giap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap stalling in the clinch.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Giap is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giap tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy left from Giap finds it's target.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson lands with a straight right. Giap didn't see that one coming.
Giap lands a right hook to the body.
Robinson has closed the distance and engaged Giap in a clinch.
Giap scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap lands a knee to the body.
Giap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Giap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Giap lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap dominated 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.
Giap wants to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Robinson.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Giap tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giap circles away quickly and effectively.
Giap tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Robinson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Will Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Robinson.
Giap takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Giap darts in trying to clinch
and Robinson counters by clinching up.
Giap misses with the head strike.
Giap lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Robinson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Giap tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giap lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Giap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giap lands a hook that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson throws an elbow that misses.
Giap digs a right hand into Robinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robinson's gas tank.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Giap throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Giap lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giap wants to clinch
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
Robinson moves into the clinch.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Giap - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giap working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Giap.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Giap tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Giap blocks with his arms.
A short left from Giap.
Robinson tries to stall but Giap uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robinson pushes Giap back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap breaks the clinch.
Robinson has closed the distance and engaged Giap in a clinch.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giap blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Giap avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Vo Nguyen Giap will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Giap tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giap swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Giap has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
Vo Nguyen Giap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giap misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson.
Giap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giap tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robinson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Giap has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Robinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Giap's face.
Robinson blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Robinson.
Giap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Giap's head.
Giap controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice elbow from Giap.
Robinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Giap gets an underhook and turns Robinson into the ropes.
Robinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Giap lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robinson is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giap.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Giap finish him?
Robinson misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Giap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giap tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Giap misses with an elbow over the top.
Giap lands a damaging elbow.
Robinson misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giap.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giap throws an upwards elbow that knocks Robinson out cold! Wow! You do not see a knockout like that very often - that will be on youtube highlights for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Vo Nguyen Giap!
An out of breath Vo Nguyen Giap thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vodka Drunkinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drunkinski has chosen It's my time as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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32
144 lbs
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31
147 lbs
14 - 7 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vodka Drunkinski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab by Bird.
Vodka Drunkinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drunkinski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bird 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.
Bird throws a series of punches but Drunkinski avoids them all with ease.
Bird loads up on a big right hand but Drunkinski slips the punch.
Drunkinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bird throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bird slips a straight right by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski throws a low kick but Bird moves out of range easily.
Drunkinski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bird.
Drunkinski swings for the body but Bird moves out of range.
Bird has Drunkinski up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Drunkinski.
Bird tries to throw a body punch but Drunkinski avoids it by throwing Bird back against the ropes.
Bird blocks a body shot from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bird tries to land knees in the clinch but Drunkinski avoids the damage to the body.
Bird pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drunkinski.
Bird lands a nice elbow.
Drunkinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drunkinski misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Drunkinski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Drunkinski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drunkinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkinski fails to land.
Bird lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drunkinski managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Drunkinski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Drunkinski lands with a right to the head.
Drunkinski lands a nice elbow.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drunkinski avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drunkinski can't find room to land a body shot as Bird controls the action.
Bird scores with a knee to the head.
Drunkinski digs a right hand underneath Bird's ribcage. Bird let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Come on Bird - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Drunkinski missing with knees to the body.
Bird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drunkinski gets through Bird's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drunkinski.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bird lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drunkinski blocks a body shot from Bird.
Drunkinski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drunkinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drunkinskis head.
Drunkinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Bird is pushing Drunkinski up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A hook to the body from Drunkinski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird is leaning against Drunkinski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird blocks an elbow strike.
Drunkinski misses with a knee strike.
Bird tries to land a knee to the head but Drunkinski blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bird lands an elbow inside.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Drunkinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bird throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drunkinski blocks it with crossed arms.
Drunkinski is looking to control Bird's arms but Bird gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drunkinski has his back to the ropes.
Bird working aggressively here.
Bird blocking some punches.
Bird misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski blocks an uppercut.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drunkinski is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bird.
Drunkinski throws a head punch that misses.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drunkinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drunkinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkinski fails to land.
Drunkinski working aggressively here.
Bird misses with an elbow over the top.
Drunkinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drunkinski blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drunkinski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drunkinski tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Drunkinski back against the ropes.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Drunkinski shrugs off.
Drunkinski lands a nice shot to the body.
Drunkinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vodka Drunkinski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bird lands a right hook to the body.
Drunkinski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bird holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Drunkinski controls the action.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drunkinski is defending well for now.
Drunkinski pushes Bird back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Drunkinski as the two fighters clinch.
Drunkinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bird's defenses.
Bird is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bird lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drunkinski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bird misses with a body punch.
Bird lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkinski misses with an elbow strike.
Bird pushes Drunkinski back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Drunkinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drunkinski lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bird.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drunkinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drunkinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drunkinski looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
Bird tries to land a knee to the head but Drunkinski blocks with his arms.
Drunkinski throws an elbow that misses.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Drunkinski shrugs off.
Drunkinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Bird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drunkinski tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski tries to land a knee to the head but Bird blocks with his arms.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drunkinski avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Drunkinski.
Bird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird lands a right hand.
Bird works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drunkinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird misses with a knee to the head.
Drunkinski throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drunkinski.
Drunkinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vodka Drunkinski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drunkinski tries to land a knee to the head but Bird blocks with his arms.
Drunkinski has Bird pushed against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bird obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bird scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird lands an elbow inside.
Drunkinski tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Drunkinski back against the ropes.
Drunkinski lands with a light punch inside.
Drunkinski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bird's face.
Drunkinski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drunkinski prevents a body shot from Bird.
Drunkinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drunkinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
Drunkinski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bird is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drunkinski blocks it with crossed arms.
Drunkinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drunkinskis head.
Drunkinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drunkinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drunkinski tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bird lands an elbow just above Drunkinski 's eye.
Bird throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drunkinski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drunkinski's defenses.
Bird lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drunkinski can't find room to land a body shot as Bird controls the action.
Bird lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drunkinski.
Bird lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drunkinski backwards.
Bird blocks the elbow strike.
Bird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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 William Bird will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Drunkinski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drunkinski checks a leg kick.
Bird is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drunkinski misses with a jab to the body
and Bird counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bird.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird blocks the elbow strike.
Drunkinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird blocking some punches.
Drunkinski dodges an elbow strike from Bird.
Drunkinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Drunkinski misses with a punch to the body.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Drunkinski missing with knees to the body.
Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drunkinski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Drunkinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Drunkinski controls the action.
Bird with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bird scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bird lands an elbow just above Drunkinski 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Drunkinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bird as the two fighters clinch.
Bird trying to stall but Drunkinski improves his position.
Drunkinski pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Drunkinski misses with a punch to the body.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drunkinski's elbow.
Drunkinski misses with a knee strike.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drunkinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Bird.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drunkinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drunkinski misses with a body punch.
Drunkinski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bird avoiding damage as Drunkinski throws knees to the body.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Drunkinski connects with a knee to the head.
Drunkinski tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird slows down the pace here.
Drunkinski dodges an elbow strike from Bird.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bird.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Drunkinski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bird makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Bird.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkinski fails to land.
Drunkinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drunkinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drunkinski pushes Bird back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bird with a knee to the head.
Drunkinski tries to land a knee to the head but Bird blocks with his arms.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bird lands with a left to the head.
Drunkinski takes an elbow to the temple.
Bird struggles to land a body shot inside as Drunkinski controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkinski fails to land.
Bird leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkinski fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drunkinski.
A short body shot lands from Bird as the two fighters clinch.
Bird lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drunkinski takes an elbow to the temple.
Drunkinski misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bird.
Drunkinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drunkinski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drunkinski is defending well for now.
Bird working Drunkinski over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird pushes off an throws an elbow but Drunkinski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Drunkinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A lazy body kick from Drunkinski
and Bird counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drunkinski tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drunkinski misses with the head strike.
Drunkinski tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird lands an elbow inside.
Drunkinski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Drunkinski fails to land.
Drunkinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drunkinski managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bird throws an elbow but misses.
Bird blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski working aggressively here.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bird lands a nice uppercut.
Bird with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird avoiding damage as Drunkinski throws knees to the body.
Drunkinski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drunkinski misses with a knee strike.
Drunkinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird takes a shot to the head.
Bird swings wildly with an uppercut but Drunkinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drunkinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bird works on Drunkinski's body with a couple of short punches.
Bird has a couple of punches blocked by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Drunkinski.
Nice body punch from Bird.
Bird scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands a body punch.
Bird gets through Drunkinski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird lands a hook that snaps the head of Drunkinski backwards.
Bird lands with a short shot to the head.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drunkinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Bird lands a damaging elbow.
Bird takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bird with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bird.
Drunkinski is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bird lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drunkinski or not.
Drunkinski misses with the head strike.
Bird throws an elbow but it misses.
Drunkinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drunkinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drunkinski avoids it.
Drunkinski blocks an elbow strike from Bird.
Bird lands a hook that snaps the head of Drunkinski backwards.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Drunkinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drunkinski throws an elbow that misses.
Drunkinski tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Drunkinski back against the ropes.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drunkinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bird.
Drunkinski trying to land knees to the body.
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drunkinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bird works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drunkinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bird.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drunkinskis head.
Drunkinski is rocked!
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drunkinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Bird finish him?
Drunkinski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bird scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bird is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bird putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drunkinski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird crunches a lovely knee into Drunkinski's ribcage.
Drunkinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drunkinski misses with a punch to the body.
Bird scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Bird.
Bird creates a bit of distance and cracks Drunkinski with a big uppercut! Drunkinski goes down! The referee pushes Bird away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Drunkinski make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Bird takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). William Bird!
William Bird retains his bantamweight title!
William Bird looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am the greatest KT fighter of all time!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Khaled Khaled (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khaled comes to the ring accompanied by DJ Khaled - All I Do Is Win. The crowd seem to be enjoying Red Gym's choice of entrance music: Eye of the Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khaled Khaled!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Ten Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaled swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Red Gym swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Red Gym is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Red Gym.
Khaled connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khaled lands a jab to the head.
Red Gym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khaled steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Red Gym.
Red Gym misses with an uppercut. Khaled saw that one coming.
Red Gym throws a lazy head kick
and Khaled counters by clinching up.
Khaled tries to land a knee to the head but Red Gym blocks with his arms.
Red Gym works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red Gym throws a punch but it's blocked by Khaled.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red Gym.
Khaled misses with a body punch.
A short right from Khaled.
Red Gym prevents a body shot from Khaled.
Khaled lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Khaled's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaled misses with a short punch on the inside.
Red Gym wants to break free but Khaled has control.
Red Gym lands with a left to the head.
Khaled misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Khaled prevents a body shot from Red Gym.
Khaled makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khaled throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Red Gym creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khaled digs a right hand into Red Gym's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Red Gym's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khaled tries a body shot but Red Gym blocks it.
Khaled is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khaled fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Red Gym tries to throw a body punch but Khaled avoids it by throwing Red Gym back against the ropes.
Red Gym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Red Gym throws a punch but it's blocked by Khaled.
Khaled blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaled lands with a left to the head.
Red Gym has had enough of the clinch but Khaled keeps him there for the moment.
Khaled goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khaled effectively controlling the action here.
Khaled lands with a short shot to the head.
Khaled stalling against the ropes.
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Khaled has him pressed against the ropes.
Khaled working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Khaled to work.
Red Gym misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khaled lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khaled blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Gym.
Khaled misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khaled Khaled dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khaled misses with a straight left.
Red Gym fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khaled lands a jab.
Khaled lands a nice leg kick that just misses Red Gym's sensitive parts.
Red Gym will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Red Gym misses with an uppercut.
Red Gym walks into a jab.
Red Gym misses with an uppercut.
Red Gym misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khaled throws a shot to the body.
Khaled does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Khaled motions for Red Gym to come forward. Khaled throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Red Gym throws a leg kick
and Khaled holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khaled tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red Gym cracks Khaled with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khaled uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Red Gym.
Khaled moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Khaled.
Khaled takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khaled lands with a good body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khaled, as that shot connected.
Ten Red Gym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Red Gym misses.
Red Gym with a hook.
A jab from Khaled misses.
Khaled throws a poor cross that misses
and Red Gym counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Red Gym scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khaled in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Khaled.
Red Gym throws a series of punches but Khaled moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaled throws a jab when Red Gym was well out of range.
Red Gym lands with a right hand.
Khaled checks the leg kick.
Khaled Khaled is winning the standup battle so far.
Red Gym throws a chopping leg kick but Khaled manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Red Gym fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khaled manages to avoid it.
Red Gym misses with an uppercut. Khaled saw that one coming.
Red Gym scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Red Gym misses with an uppercut. Khaled saw that one coming.
Khaled scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Red Gym's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khaled under the eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khaled throws a series of punches but Red Gym moves out of range.
Red Gym drops his hands momentarily and Khaled takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Khaled throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Red Gym throws a leg kick but Khaled sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khaled Khaled dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Red Gym tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khaled misses with a leg kick.
Khaled checks the leg kick.
Khaled looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Red Gym shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Red Gym connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Red Gym.
Red Gym misses with a body punch
and Khaled counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khaled.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khaled.
Khaled lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khaled working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Red Gym throws a head punch that misses.
Khaled has a couple of punches blocked by Red Gym.
Khaled throws a punch but it's blocked by Red Gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khaled pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Red Gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Red Gym.
Red Gym wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khaled tries to land a knee to the head but Red Gym blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Red Gym's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khaled is trying to stall.
Khaled tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Red Gym's elbow.
Khaled putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Red Gym in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khaled is leaning against Red Gym and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Red Gym blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Red Gym is trying to force a seperation but Khaled has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Red Gym creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Red Gym swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Red Gym throws a head punch that misses.
Khaled lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Khaled.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Red Gym.
Khaled looking to stall.
Khaled blocking some punches.
Khaled blocking some punches.
Khaled throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Red Gyms head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khaled.
Red Gym misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Gym.
Khaled blocks an uppercut.
Red Gym misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Red Gym scores with a nice short uppercut.
Red Gym avoiding damage as Khaled throws knees to the body.
Red Gym blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khaled lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Khaled Khaled did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Red Gym goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Red Gym.
Red Gym ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khaled takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Red Gym fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Red Gym ducks under a wild hook from Khaled.
Khaled needs to keep his hands up - Red Gym had a free shot at his head there.
Red Gym uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khaled.
Red Gym tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Red Gym throws a body punch but Khaled moves out of range.
Red Gym throws a leg kick but Khaled sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khaled lands a jab to Red Gym's midsection.
Red Gym staggers Khaled with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Khaled looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Red Gym is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ten Red Gym!
A pretty intense looking Ten Red Gym took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
The defeated Khaled Khaled had this to say: 'Ouch... That shit hurt yo...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mirko McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gor Keyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gor Keyman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Keyman.
McCracken cracks Keyman with a right hand to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Keyman.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from McCracken misses its intended target.
Keyman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCracken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keyman throws a body kick that misses.
Keyman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Keyman tries a head kick but it misses.
McCracken catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Keyman stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Keyman walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
It looks like Gor Keyman has been cut.
Keyman throws a wild body kick that McCracken sees coming a mile off.
Keyman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keyman fails to land with a series of punches.
Keyman scores with a punch to the head.
McCracken has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ancient Alien Assassin Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Keyman blocks a head kick by McCracken.
Nice uppercut there from Keyman.
Keyman moves in looking to clinch but McCracken pushes him off.
Keyman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCracken swings for the body but Keyman moves out of range.
Keyman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCracken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCracken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keyman.
Keyman staggers McCracken with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! McCracken looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCracken misses with the combination.
McCracken throws an off balance right hand
and Keyman counters with a solid body kick.
McCracken is breathing heavily.
Keyman slips under a jab.
Keyman ducks under a wild hook from McCracken.
McCracken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Keyman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCrackens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Keyman tries to clinch but McCracken is having none of it.
Keyman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Keyman has managed to clinch.
Keyman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCracken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keyman throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCracken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keyman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Keyman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCracken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from McCracken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keyman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from McCracken.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keyman.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCracken.
Keyman lands with a nice body kick.
Keyman throws a head kick that misses.
Keyman connects with a looping right hand.
Keyman tries a head kick but it misses.
McCracken is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Keyman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Keyman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCracken has had enough of the clinch but Keyman keeps him there for the moment.
Keyman pushes off an throws an elbow but McCracken leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keyman lands an elbow just above McCracken 's eye.
It looks like Mirko McCracken has been cut.
A knee to the head by Keyman.
McCracken is trying to break the clinch but Keyman is controlling him.
Keyman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gor Keyman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Keyman dips to his left and cracks McCracken with an uppercut!
McCracken throws a looping overhand right but Keyman ducks down to avoid it.
Keyman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCracken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keyman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mirko McCracken is winning the standup battle so far.
McCracken cracks Keyman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCracken walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Keyman and drops face first to the floor! McCracken's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with McCracken in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Gor Keyman!
A very excited looking Gor Keyman 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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