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KAMIKAZE Kickboxing 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Katsurou De La Bambasio (ranked 8053 p4p, 679 weight class) and Calvin Abueva (ranked 22269 p4p, 741 weight class). De La Bambasio comes to the ring accompanied by Steve James - Warrior feat. LIGHTS. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsurou De La Bambasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin Abueva!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Bambasio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Abueva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Abueva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De La Bambasio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De La Bambasio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abueva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De La Bambasio moves out of range as Abueva strikes.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch up but Abueva circles away and keeps his distance.
Abueva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
De La Bambasio throws a jab when Abueva was well out of range.
De La Bambasio moves into the clinch.
De La Bambasio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abueva blocks an uppercut.
De La Bambasio tries to land a knee to the head but Abueva blocks with his arms.
De La Bambasio tries to land a knee to the head but Abueva blocks with his arms.
De La Bambasio misses with a punch on the inside.
De La Bambasio has a couple of punches blocked by Abueva.
Abueva is trying to break free.
De La Bambasio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De La Bambasio has a couple of punches blocked by Abueva.
Abueva breaks from the clinch.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch up but Abueva circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abueva keeps the fight on the outside.
Abueva swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Bambasio.
Abueva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abueva ducks under a wild hook from De La Bambasio.
Abueva cracks De La Bambasio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Bambasio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abueva counters with a nice body shot.
Abueva tests De La Bambasio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De La Bambasio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De La Bambasio throws a hook but Abueva avoids it easily.
De La Bambasio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abueva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Abueva.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De La Bambasio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abueva cracks De La Bambasio with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from De La Bambasio misses its intended target.
Abueva cracks De La Bambasio with an open hand slap.
De La Bambasio closes the distance and clinches.
Abueva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Bambasio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De La Bambasio avoids the body shot from Abueva.
De La Bambasio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De La Bambasio throws a hook but Abueva blocks it.
Abueva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abueva lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Bambasio throws a hook to the side of Abueva's head but Abueva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De La Bambasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abueva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - De La Bambasio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De La Bambasio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Calvin Abueva has been cut.
Jab from Abueva.
Good exchange - Abueva coming out on top.
De La Bambasio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abueva doesn't seem bothered though.
Katsurou De La Bambasio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Bambasio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De La Bambasio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abueva misses with a wild combination.
De La Bambasio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abueva looks winded!
De La Bambasio looks to land a left hand but Abueva moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - De La Bambasio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De La Bambasio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abueva throws a body shot but no joy.
Abueva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De La Bambasio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
De La Bambasio throws a jab when Abueva was well out of range.
De La Bambasio scores with a nice right hand.
De La Bambasio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abueva.
Abueva moves out of range of the strikes.
De La Bambasio connects with a looping right hand.
De La Bambasio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Abueva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De La Bambasio wants to clinch
letting Abueva counter with a right hand.
De La Bambasio scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Abueva to his hands and knees! The ref pushes De La Bambasio away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Abueva got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Bambasio throws a lazy head kick
and De La Bambasio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De La Bambasio misses with a looping right.
De La Bambasio doesn't manage to clinch there - Abueva circles away.
A little jabbing left from Abueva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abueva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De La Bambasio.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch up but Abueva circles away and keeps his distance.
De La Bambasio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abueva misses with an uppercut.
Abueva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Bambasio sizes up Abueva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abueva is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abueva defending well as De La Bambasio loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abueva! But no joy.
De La Bambasio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abueva.
De La Bambasio takes the fight into the clinch.
Abueva is looking to break free of the clinch but De La Bambasio has double underhooks.
Abueva manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by De La Bambasio.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch but Abueva is having none of it.
De La Bambasio moves out of range of the strikes.
De La Bambasio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Abueva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De La Bambasio wants to clinch up but Abueva keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abueva! But no joy.
De La Bambasio misses with an uppercut.
Abueva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abueva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abueva throws a body shot but no joy.
De La Bambasio wants to clinch up but Abueva keeps it at a distance.
De La Bambasio scores with a nice strike.
De La Bambasio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abueva.
De La Bambasio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abueva ducks into a a hook from De La Bambasio 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!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsurou De La Bambasio takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Calvin Abueva was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Abueva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De La Bambasio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De La Bambasio doesn't manage to clinch there - Abueva circles away.
De La Bambasio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abueva is still on wobbly legs! Can De La Bambasio finish him?
Abueva ducks under a wild hook from De La Bambasio.
Abueva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Abueva seems to have recovered his senses.
De La Bambasio lands a really nice looking cross but Abueva seems unphased.
Abueva blocks a head kick by De La Bambasio.
Abueva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
De La Bambasio misses with an uppercut. Abueva saw that one coming.
Abueva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
De La Bambasio with a hook.
Abueva keeps the fight on the outside.
Abueva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Bambasio.
A countering left hand to the body from Abueva misses.
Abueva lands a lovely overhand right.
Abueva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abueva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De La Bambasio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De La Bambasio throws a head kick but Abueva moves out of range.
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!
Abueva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Abueva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De La Bambasio misses the jab.
Abueva's jab looks to have found its range, popping De La Bambasio under the eye.
De La Bambasio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abueva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De La Bambasio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abueva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big left from De La Bambasio misses.
De La Bambasio wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abueva slips under a jab from De La Bambasio.
Jab from Abueva.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Abueva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De La Bambasio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Abueva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De La Bambasio misses with an uppercut.
De La Bambasio wants to clinch up but Abueva keeps it at a distance.
Katsurou De La Bambasio is winning the standup battle so far.
Abueva connects with a single shot there.
Abueva jabs at De La Bambasio's body.
A cross from Abueva lands.
Abueva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abueva is looking for the big counter here.
Abueva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abueva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De La Bambasio is looking to clinch.
A big left from Abueva misses.
Abueva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De La Bambasio's head backwards.
De La Bambasio throws the left hand but Abueva avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Abueva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abueva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from De La Bambasio finds it's target.
De La Bambasio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abueva stalks De La Bambasio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De La Bambasio's face. De La Bambasio staggers backwards, shaken.
Abueva throws a looping overhand right but De La Bambasio ducks down to avoid it.
De La Bambasio throws a hook but Abueva blocks it.
Abueva thuds a left hand into De La Bambasio's body.
Abueva walks into a straight right hand and goes down! De La Bambasio rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Abueva has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
De La Bambasio weaves into range and cracks Abueva right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Abueva goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! De La Bambasio is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Katsurou De La Bambasio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thim Wolf (ranked 20098 p4p, 765 weight class) and Baba Yaga (ranked 22974 p4p, 756 weight class). Yaga has chosen Bring The Pain - Method Man as his entrance music. Thim Wolf could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Baba Yaga's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thim Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baba Yaga!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Yaga misses the target.
Wolf clinches with his opponent.
Yaga pushes off an throws an elbow but Wolf leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Yaga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yaga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolf blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Yaga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wolf's brow.
Wolf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaga missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wolf.
Yaga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaga's coach down at White's ELITE Fitness Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yaga's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wolf scores with a hook to the body.
Wolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wolf avoids the elbow strike from Yaga, against the ropes.
Yaga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wolf manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Wolf.
Yaga looks winded!
Wolf lands a left hand.
Yaga misses with some punches.
Wolf gets through Yaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yaga throws an elbow that misses.
Wolf scores with a shoulder strike.
Yaga pushes off an throws an elbow but Wolf leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wolf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wolf stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolf.
Wolf cracks Yaga with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Yaga goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Yaga wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Thim Wolf!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ines Reuter (ranked 9019 p4p, 714 weight class) and Arnavut Sevket (ranked 8636 p4p, 695 weight class). Reuter comes into the arena with Habiba blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ines Reuter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Arnavut Sevket!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reuter tries to clinch there but Sevket circles away.
Reuter throws a sloppy head kick and Sevket moves out of range easily.
Sevket swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick by Reuter misses
and Sevket counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reuter misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Sevket was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reuter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sevkets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reuter walks into a stiff left hand from Sevket.
It looks like Ines Reuter has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Sevket. Those never looked like landing.
Reuter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reuter wants to clinch up but Sevket keeps it at a distance.
Nice body punch from Sevket.
Sevket throws a right and a left that Reuter avoids nicely.
Reuter is looking to counter with head kicks.
Reuter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sevket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reuter.
Reuter throws a push kick but Sevket slaps the foot to one side.
Reuter tries to clinch but Sevket moves out of range.
Sevket lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reuter tries to land a front kick but Sevket steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reuter.
Reuter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sevket lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reuter misses with a kick to the body
and Sevket counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reuter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sevket counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reuter is rocked!
Sevket connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Reuter's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Reuter - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arnavut Sevket!
Arnavut Sevket tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Ines Reuter spoke after the fight, saying 'This was my last fight, thank you for the memories!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Patton (ranked 8762 p4p, 700 weight class) and Niko Diaz (ranked 5577 p4p, 598 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Patton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Mike Patton had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niko Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
It looks like Mike Patton has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patton.
Patton works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Niko Diaz has been cut.
Patton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice cross by Diaz.
No joy there for Patton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Patton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Patton walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patton misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Patton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Patton thinks about countering with a head kick.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Patton.
Patton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton misses with a low kick.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Patton avoids them all with ease.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Patton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patton walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Patton misses with a kick to the body
and Diaz counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Patton to the mat! Diaz runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Patton is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Mike Patton's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patton is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz cracks Patton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Patton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz throws an overhand right that has Patton reeling! Diaz follows up with more punches and Patton is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Niko Diaz!
After the big win, Niko Diaz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Freebok (85% Laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Mike Patton was interviewed post fight and said 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Christophe Dupree (ranked 5676 p4p, 564 weight class) and Jenik Krejza (ranked 16382 p4p, 769 weight class). Dupree comes to the ring accompanied by Hail Mary. Christophe Dupree has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Dupree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jenik Krejza!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krejza moves into the clinch successfully.
Dupree swings wildly with an uppercut but Krejza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krejza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dupree has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jako Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Dupree throws a leg kick which misses Krejza's front leg but catches the back leg as Krejza tries to avoid it.
Krejza throws a series of punches but Dupree avoids them all with ease.
Krejza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Christophe Dupree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dupree throws the left hand but Krejza avoids the punch easily.
Dupree will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krejza slips a straight right by Dupree.
Krejza sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dupree looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Dupree backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Krejza's temple! It sends Krejza violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Dupree celebrates and the doctors try to help Krejza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Christophe Dupree!
An out of breath Christophe Dupree 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Alfonso Valdez (ranked 4904 p4p, 412 weight class) and Tuju Kilju (ranked 12034 p4p, 597 weight class). Valdez comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Back - Eminem . Kilju is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One Of These Mornings. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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39
147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfonso Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuju Kilju!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilju fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valdez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilju has Valdez pushed against the ropes.
Valdez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valdez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valdez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kilju controls his hands.
Valdez working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilju.
Kilju wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kilju as Valdez tries to tie him up.
Valdez blocks a body shot from Kilju.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez trying to land knees to the body.
Kilju blocking some punches.
Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valdez taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilju doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilju on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilju is trying to push Valdez away but Valdez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Valdez blocks an uppercut.
Valdez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez.
Valdez trying to land knees to the body.
Kilju is trying to maintain a safe position but Valdez gets an underhook and turns Kilju into the ropes.
Kilju looking to slow down the pace here.
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valdez tries to throw a body punch but Kilju avoids it by throwing Valdez back against the ropes.
Kilju dodges an elbow strike from Valdez.
Kilju trying to land knees to the body.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilju avoids the elbow strike from Valdez, against the ropes.
I was talking to Valdez'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 two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez keeps control of Kilju as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kilju - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kilju avoiding damage as Valdez throws knees to the body.
Valdez tries a knee to the head but Kilju blocks it.
Valdez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilju blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilju is looking to control Valdez's arms but Valdez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kilju has his back to the ropes.
Kilju dodges an elbow strike from Valdez.
Valdez blocks an elbow strike.
Valdez lands a nice uppercut.
Kilju blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Valdez working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands with a short shot to the head.
Valdez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kilju is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valdez.
Valdez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Valdez throws an elbow but it misses.
Kilju breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kilju misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kilju moves into the clinch.
Valdez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kilju avoids it.
Kilju breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valdez throws an overhand right that lands on Kilju's shoulder, as Kilju tries to avoid the shot.
Kilju looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilju doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Valdez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilju blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kilju breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alfonso Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilju gets a clinch.
Kilju throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kilju escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez rushes Kilju and presses him up against the ropes.
Valdez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valdez has Kilju pushed against the ropes.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses.
Kilju misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilju breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valdez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kilju instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Valdez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kilju will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilju clinches up with Valdez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kilju misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilju's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tuju Kilju is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valdez moves in looking to clinch but Kilju pushes him off.
Kilju darts in and clinches Valdez up against the ropes.
Kilju breaks the clinch.
Valdez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valdez staggers Kilju with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Kilju 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!
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!
Valdez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilju is just out of range.
Kilju darts in and clinches Valdez up against the ropes.
Valdez misses with a body punch.
Kilju manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez closes the distance and clinches.
Kilju breaks from the clinch.
Valdez moves into range and clinches up with Kilju.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valdez misses with an elbow strike.
Kilju trying to control the position but instead, Valdez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kilju into the ropes.
Kilju misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses.
Valdez throws an elbow that misses.
Valdez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kilju is defending well for now.
Valdez takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez.
Valdez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kilju lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valdez.
Valdez blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilju lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
Valdez tries to work over Kilju's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kilju creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilju wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alfonso Valdez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valdez tries to land knees in the clinch but Kilju avoids the damage to the body.
Kilju on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valdez lands an elbow that stopped Kilju in his tracks for a moment.
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valdez trying to stall but Kilju improves his position.
Kilju breaks from the clinch.
Alfonso Valdez is winning the standup battle so far.
Kilju tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilju throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilju avoids the head kick by Valdez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilju forces Valdez back against the ropes and clinches.
Kilju is trying to maintain a safe position but Valdez gets an underhook and turns Kilju into the ropes.
Valdez digs a right hand underneath Kilju's ribcage. Kilju let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valdez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kilju breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valdez tries to work over Kilju's front leg with a kick but Kilju checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Valdez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valdez.
Kilju has managed to clinch.
Valdez lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Valdez.
Kilju blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valdez throws an elbow but it misses.
Kilju avoiding damage as Valdez throws knees to the body.
Kilju's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valdez moves in looking to clinch but Kilju pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilju on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilju swats away the attempt to clinch by Valdez.
Kilju wants to counter with a clinch but Valdez pushes him away.
Valdez throws a front kick aimed at Kilju's knee but Kilju avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Kilju scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Alfonso Valdez has been cut.
Kilju has closed the distance and engaged Valdez in a clinch.
Valdez just leaning against Kilju, taking a breather.
Valdez misses with a body punch.
Kilju landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valdez tries to land a knee to the head but Kilju blocks with his arms.
Kilju missing with knees to the body.
Valdez trying to land knees to the body.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilju tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilju manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kilju breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Valdez will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Valdez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Valdez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kilju cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kilju throws a head kick that misses
enabling Valdez to counter with a crisp jab.
Valdez clinches with his opponent.
Valdez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kilju dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kilju pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Valdez.
Kilju is rocked!
Valdez ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Kilju out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alfonso Valdez!
An intense looking Alfonso Valdez took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'This guy's a warrior. Definitely my toughest challenge yet, but challenges don't faze me. I'm the best in the world. Who's next!? '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Rory McDonnell (ranked 956 p4p, 138 weight class) and Adrian Kaczjarg (ranked 12107 p4p, 742 weight class). McDonnell comes to the ring accompanied by Bloc Party - Ares (Remix). Kaczjarg has chosen BMTH - Alligator Blood 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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185 lbs
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45
183 lbs
22 - 23 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adrian Kaczjarg!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaczjarg misses the shot to the body.
Kaczjarg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kaczjarg throws a shot from downtown. McDonnell moves away and avoids it.
Kaczjarg tries to land a leg kick but McDonnell saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg lands a head shot.
It looks like Rory McDonnell has been cut.
McDonnell throws a jab when Kaczjarg was well out of range.
McDonnell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaczjarg misses with an uppercut. McDonnell saw that one coming.
Kaczjarg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick from McDonnell.
McDonnell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kaczjarg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonnell scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonnell scores with a spinning back kick!
Kaczjarg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDonnell.
McDonnell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kaczjarg finds it's way round the side to connect with McDonnell's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like McDonnell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kaczjarg looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
Kaczjarg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
Kaczjarg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Kaczjarg does no damage.
McDonnell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaczjarg. That did some damage!
Kaczjarg misses with a straight left.
McDonnell connects with a high kick.
It looks like Adrian Kaczjarg has been cut.
Kaczjarg throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as McDonnell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaczjarg doesn't seem phased though.
Kaczjarg scores with a shot to the body.
McDonnell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell scores with a body shot.
McDonnell cracks a nice hook into Kaczjarg's ribs.
Kaczjarg misses with a body shot.
McDonnell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Kaczjarg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from McDonnell.
McDonnell pushes Kaczjarg back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from McDonnell.
McDonnell presses Kaczjarg against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDonnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaczjarg backwards.
McDonnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaczjarg looks winded!
McDonnell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McDonnell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDonnell scores with a shot to the side of Kaczjarg's head.
Kaczjarg throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonnell.
McDonnell lands a body punch in the clinch.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from McDonnell.
McDonnell lands a body punch.
Kaczjarg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
McDonnell lands with a right to the head.
McDonnell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell lands with a left to the head.
McDonnell scores with a shot to the side of Kaczjarg's head.
Kaczjarg trying to stall but McDonnell improves his position.
Kaczjarg has a couple of punches blocked by McDonnell.
Kaczjarg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaczjarg wants to get back to striking at distance but McDonnell won't allow it.
McDonnell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaczjargs head.
The referee is keeping an eye on McDonnell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kaczjarg taking a breather.
McDonnell lands with a light punch inside.
Kaczjarg is trying to force a seperation but McDonnell has the dominant position.
A short right from McDonnell on the inside.
Kaczjarg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonnell keeps control of Kaczjarg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaczjarg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonnell slows down the pace here.
McDonnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaczjarg backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell is struggling to control the position.
McDonnell lands with a light punch inside.
McDonnell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
McDonnell can't find room to land a body shot as Kaczjarg controls the action.
Kaczjarg throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonnell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaczjarg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonnell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonnell.
McDonnell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kaczjarg up against the ropes.
McDonnell has Kaczjarg pressed against the ropes.
McDonnell seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory McDonnell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! McDonnell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McDonnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaczjarg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonnell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McDonnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaczjarg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaczjarg just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell lunges at Kaczjarg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kaczjarg's hand.
A jab from McDonnell does it's job there.
McDonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonnell works the jab nicely.
McDonnell clobbers Kaczjarg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaczjarg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McDonnell looks to throw the jab but Kaczjarg is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaczjarg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaczjarg misses with an uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaczjarg is rocked!
Kaczjarg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonnell.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kaczjarg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kaczjarg does no damage.
McDonnell misses with a head kick.
McDonnell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kaczjarg moves out of range as McDonnell throws a body kick.
Kaczjarg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kaczjarg stuns McDonnell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDonnell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaczjarg throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
Kaczjarg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaczjarg lands a jab to McDonnell's midsection.
McDonnell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kaczjarg to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonnell. That's going to slow Kaczjarg down.
Adrian Kaczjarg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaczjarg looks to land a left hand but McDonnell moved out of range nicely.
McDonnell throws a nice head kick!
McDonnell throws a head kick but Kaczjarg moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDonnell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaczjarg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaczjarg misses with a body punch
and McDonnell counters with a solid body kick.
McDonnell scores with a punch to the head.
Kaczjarg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaczjarg lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McDonnell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDonnell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McDonnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaczjarg misses with a wild combination.
McDonnell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kaczjarg misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaczjarg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kaczjarg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDonnell counters with a beautiful hook that drops Kaczjarg to the mat! Will Kaczjarg be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent McDonnell to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Kaczjarg is up. He looks OK to continue.
Kaczjarg is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonnell finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Kaczjarg goes down! McDonnell rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Kaczjarg is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rory McDonnell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rory McDonnell waved his t-shirt featuring KOMBAT KLOTHING's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kendo Hirigushi (ranked 9050 p4p, 553 weight class) and Jacque Gauthier (ranked 22130 p4p, 584 weight class). Jacque Gauthier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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147 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendo Hirigushi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacque Gauthier !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gauthier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gauthier fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Gauthier looks to move away, Hirigushi throws a big counter combo but Gauthier just gets out of the way.
A combination from Hirigushi does no damage.
Hirigushi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gauthier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hirigushi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hirigushi stuns Gauthier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gauthier tries to clinch there but Hirigushi circles away.
Hirigushi keeps the fight on the outside.
Hirigushi rushes Gauthier and presses him up against the ropes.
Hirigushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Hirigushi.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hirigushi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gauthier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hirigushi's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi breaks the clinch.
Hirigushi throws a right hand that Gauthier ducks under and follows up with a left that Gauthier also avoids with ease.
Gauthier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hirigushi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hirigushi misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hirigushi.
Gauthier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hirigushi swats away the attempt to clinch by Gauthier .
Hirigushi works over Gauthier 's head and body with a nice combination.
Hirigushi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hirigushi clobbers Gauthier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gauthier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hirigushi scores with a sloppy right hand. Gauthier should have avoided that one.
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!
Gauthier loads up on a big right hand but Hirigushi slips the punch.
Hirigushi scores with a jab. Gauthier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gauthier is rocked!
Hirigushi connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Gauthier 's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Gauthier - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kendo Hirigushi!
Kendo Hirigushi retains his featherweight title!
Kendo Hirigushi gave a mention to BuriedAlive// Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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FIGHT
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Tubridy (ranked 22077 p4p, 355 weight class) and Arnold Palmer (ranked 4060 p4p, 202 weight class). Tubridy comes to the ring accompanied by Late Late theme tune. Ryan Tubridy had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Tubridy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnold Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Palmer is looking to clinch but Tubridy is avoiding it.
Palmer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tubridy.
A big left from Tubridy misses.
Arnold Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tubridy moves into the clinch successfully.
Tubridy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tubridy looking to stall.
Tubridy breaks the clinch.
Palmer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tubridy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Palmer. Palmer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Palmer moves into the clinch.
Tubridy breaks the clinch.
Palmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tubridy throwing a counter right hand but Palmer manages to avoid it.
Tubridy blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer wants to clinch.
Tubridy lands a body shot.
Tubridy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer moves out of range as Tubridy strikes.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Tubridy moves out of range.
Tubridy lands a nice shot that snaps Palmer's head back.
Tubridy throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
Tubridy scores with a nice strike.
Tubridy clips Palmer with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Palmer a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Palmer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tubridy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palmer is still on wobbly legs! Can Tubridy finish him?
Nice uppercut there from Tubridy.
Tubridy lands with a nice body punch.
Tubridy scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palmer walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Palmer is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ryan Tubridy!
Ryan Tubridy is the new bantamweight champion!
Ryan Tubridy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Hardman (ranked 2310 p4p, 69 weight class) and Alfred Hammarskjold (ranked 2694 p4p, 81 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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273 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
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290 lbs
39 - 24 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Powerful
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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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfred Hammarskjold!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammarskjold moves into range and clinches up with Hardman.
Hammarskjold takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardman.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardman.
Hammarskjold looks winded!
A short left from Hardman.
Hammarskjold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Hardman.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammarskjold's defenses.
It looks like Alfred Hammarskjold has been cut.
A short left from Hardman.
Hardman lands with a left to the head.
Hardman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Alfred Hammarskjold's cut even more.
Hardman works on Hammarskjold's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardman.
Hardman lands with a right to the head.
Hardman lands with a left to the head.
Hardman digs a right hand underneath Hammarskjold's ribcage. Hammarskjold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardman manages to break the clinch.
Hardman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hammarskjold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman works Hammarskjold's body with a nice hook.
Hardman lands a lovely overhand right.
The cut above Alfred Hammarskjold's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hardman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hammarskjold drops his hands momentarily and Hardman needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Hammarskjold just on the top of the head. Hammarskjold drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Hammarskjold - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Hardman!
Bruce Hardman managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$), into his post fight interview.
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FIGHT
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